The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,

12 + 22 + … + 10^2 = 385
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,

(1 + 2 + … + 10)^2 = 552 = 3025
Hence 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.

http://projecteuler.net/problem=6

highlight below for my solution:

# A = (sum[1..n])^2 = [n(n+1)/2] ^ 2
# B = sum[1^2..n^2] = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
# A-B = n(n+1)(3n^2-n-2)/12


def delta_sum_products_product_sum(n):
    return n * (n + 1) * (3 * (n ** 2) - n - 2) / 12


print delta_sum_products_product_sum(100)

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