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Old Jul3-09, 11:40 PM                  #1
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Does there exist a formula for the sum of n^m numbers?

is there a general formula for the sum of the first

n^m numbers where m is an integer

i know there exists one for the 1+2+...+n and the sum of squares and the sum of cubes

but what about higher powers? And what about a general formula
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Old Jul4-09, 12:32 AM                  #2
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Re: Does there exist a formula for the sum of n^m numbers?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faulhaber%27s_formula
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