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N D1 D2 D3: F (N) An BN CN+D A+b+c +D

This document provides exercises to construct finite difference tables and formulas. Exercise 1A has students complete a table to derive the cubic finite differences formula. Exercise 1B has students construct a table of finite differences for the sum of squares of consecutive integers. Exercise 1C has students derive the equations from the third differences. Exercise 1D asks students to form a conjecture for the sum of squares formula using the finite differences.

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N D1 D2 D3: F (N) An BN CN+D A+b+c +D

This document provides exercises to construct finite difference tables and formulas. Exercise 1A has students complete a table to derive the cubic finite differences formula. Exercise 1B has students construct a table of finite differences for the sum of squares of consecutive integers. Exercise 1C has students derive the equations from the third differences. Exercise 1D asks students to form a conjecture for the sum of squares formula using the finite differences.

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SESSION OUTPUTS

Exercise 1A: Construct the Cubic Finite Differences Formula by completing the following table.

n f ( n )=a n3 + b n2+ cn+d


1 a+ b+c +d D1
2 8 a+ 4 b+ 2 c+ d 7 a+3 b +c D2
3 27 a+ 9 b+3 c +d 19 a+5 b+ c 12 a+2 b D3
4 64 a+16 b+ 4 c +d 37 a+7 b+c 18 a+2 b 6a
5 125 a+25 b+ 5 c+ d 61 a+9 b+ c 24 a+2 b 6a
6 216 a+36 b+6 c +d 91 a+11 b+ c 30 a+2 b 6a

Exercise 1B: Construct the table of finite differences for the sum of the squares of the first n positive consecutive integers.
n 1 2 3 4 5 6
Sum of the squares of
the first n positive 1 5 14 30 55 91
consecutive integers

First Finite Differences 4 9 16 25 36

Second Finite Differences 5 7 9 11

Third Finite Differences


2 2 2
Exercise 1C: Form the equations
(Constantneeded to form your conjecture about the sum of the squares of first n consecutive positive integers.
Difference)

D3 D2 D1 f ( n )=a n3 + b n2+ cn+d

6 a=2 12 a+2 b=5 7 a+3 b +c=4 a+ b+c +d=1


2 1 1 1 1 1 1
a=
6
12 ()
3
+2 b=5 7() ()
3
+3
2
+c=4
[
6 + + + d=1
3 2 6 ]
1 12 7 3 2+3+1+6 d =6
a=
3 3
+2 b=5
4 +2 b=5
6 [+ +c =4
3 2 ] 6+ 6 d=6
6 d =6−6
14+ 9+6 c=2 4
2 b=5−4 23+6 c=24 6 d =0
2 b=1 6 c=24−23 0
d=
1 6 c=1 6
b=
2 1 d=0
c=
6

Exercise 1D: Form your conjecture about the sum of the squares of first n consecutive positive integers.
Using finite differences, the sum of the squares of the first n positive consecutive integers is:

f ( n )=a n3 + b n2+ cn+d

( 13 )n +( 12 ) n +( 16 )n+ 0
f ( n )= 3 2

n3 n2 n
f ( n )= + +
3 2 6

2n 3+ 3 n2+ n
f ( n )=
6

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