Prove formula (e) of Theorem 3 using the following method published by Abu Bekr Mohammed ibn Alhusain
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Prove formula (e) of Theorem 3 using the following method published by Abu Bekr Mohammed ibn Alhusain Alkarchi in about ad 1010. The figure shows a square ABCD in which sides AB and AD have been divided into segments of lengths 1, 2, 3, . . . , n. Thus the side of the square has length n(n + 1)/2 so the area is [n(n + 1)/2]2. But the area is also the sum of the areas of the n “gnomons” G1, G2, . . . , Gn shown in the figure. Show that the area of Gi is i3 and conclude that formula (e) is true.
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