Can anyone please check/confirm my work on this proof?

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Prove 1^2+2^2+...+n^2=(1/6)n(n+1)(2n+1) for all positive integers n.
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Please check/confirm my work of this proof and tell me if it's correct or not. Thank you.
 

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Your proof is not correct. Your final equation is not equal to the formula for n+1, and you are trying to prove the wrong thing anyway. The series is 12 + 22 +...+ n2, not 1 + 2 +...+n.
 
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