1. Rewrite the alternating series as the difference of two sum expressions.
Let S=12−23+33−43+⋯−(2N)3.
Since 12=13, we can rewrite the series to follow a consistent pattern of cubes:
S=13−23+33−43+⋯−(2N)3
We can express this alternating sum as the sum of all terms up to 2N, minus twice the sum of the even terms:
S=(∑n=12Nn3)−2(23+43+⋯+(2N)3)
S=∑n=12Nn3−2∑k=1N(2k)3
2. Apply the given sum of cubes formula to evaluate the grouped components.
Using the given formula ∑n=1Nn3=[2N(N+1)]2, we evaluate both parts.
For the sum of all terms up to 2N:
∑n=12Nn3=[22N(2N+1)]2=N2(2N+1)2
For the even terms, we factor out 23=8:
2∑k=1N(2k)3=2∑k=1N8k3=16∑k=1Nk3
=16[2N(N+1)]2=16(4N2(N+1)2)=4N2(N+1)2
Substituting these back into our expression for S:
S=N2(2N+1)2−4N2(N+1)2
3. Simplify the final expression algebraically.
Extract the common factor N2 and expand the terms within the brackets:
S=N2[(2N+1)2−4(N+1)2]
S=N2[(4N2+4N+1)−4(N2+2N+1)]
S=N2(4N2+4N+1−4N2−8N−4)
S=N2(−4N−3)
S=−N2(4N+3)
答案−N2(4N+3)