The problem:
The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,
12 + 22 + … + 102 = 385The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,
(1 + 2 + … + 10)2 = 552 = 3025Hence the difference between the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers and the square of the sum is 3025
385 = 2640.
Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one hundred natural numbers and the square of the sum.
My solution:
[sourcecode language="vbnet"]
Public Sub Difference()
Dim iStart, iEnd, iSumOfSquares, iSquareOfSum As Integer
iStart = 1
iEnd = 100
iSumOfSquares = 0
iSquareOfSum = 0
For iCounter As Integer = iStart To iEnd
iSumOfSquares = iSumOfSquares + iCounter ^ 2
iSquareOfSum = iSquareOfSum + iCounter
Next
Response.Write(iSquareOfSum ^ 2 – iSumOfSquares)
End Sub
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