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Saturday, May 18, 2024

2024/036) Show that 6∣2n^3+3n^2+n,n\in N

 we have

2n^3+3n^2 + n = n(2n^2+3n +1) = n(2n+1)(n+1)

= n((n-1) + (n+2))(n+1) = (n-1)n(n+1) + n(n+1)(n+2)

(n-1)n(n+1) is product of 3 consecutive integers and hence divisible by 6 and so is n(n+1)(n+2) and hence the sum is divisible by 6

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