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Kristofer Koishigawa 6cfd0fc503 fix: improve Project Euler descriptions, challenge seeds, and test cases (#38016)
* fix: improve Project Euler descriptions and test case

Improve formatting of Project Euler test descriptions. Also add poker hands array and new test case for problem 54

* feat: add typeof tests and gave functions proper names for first 100 challenges

* fix: continue fixing test descriptions and adding "before test" sections

* fix: address review comments

* fix: adjust grids in 18 and 67 and fix some text that reference files rather than the given arrays

* fix: implement bug fixes and improvements from review

* fix: remove console.log statements from seed and solution
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---
id: 5900f3721000cf542c50fe85
challengeType: 5
title: 'Problem 6: Sum square difference'
forumTopicId: 302171
---
## Description
<section id='description'>
The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,
<div style='text-align: center;'>1<sup>2</sup> + 2<sup>2</sup> + ... + 10<sup>2</sup> = 385</div>
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,
<div style='text-align: center;'>(1 + 2 + ... + 10)<sup>2</sup> = 55<sup>2</sup> = 3025</div>
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 `n` natural numbers and the square of the sum.
</section>
## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
</section>
## Tests
<section id='tests'>
```yml
tests:
- text: <code>sumSquareDifference(10)</code> should return a number.
testString: assert(typeof sumSquareDifference(10) === 'number');
- text: <code>sumSquareDifference(10)</code> should return 2640.
testString: assert.strictEqual(sumSquareDifference(10), 2640);
- text: <code>sumSquareDifference(20)</code> should return 41230.
testString: assert.strictEqual(sumSquareDifference(20), 41230);
- text: <code>sumSquareDifference(100)</code> should return 25164150.
testString: assert.strictEqual(sumSquareDifference(100), 25164150);
```
</section>
## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>
<div id='js-seed'>
```js
function sumSquareDifference(n) {
// Good luck!
return true;
}
sumSquareDifference(100);
```
</div>
</section>
## Solution
<section id='solution'>
```js
const sumSquareDifference = (number)=>{
let squareOfSum = Math.pow(sumOfArithmeticSeries(1,1,number),2);
let sumOfSquare = sumOfSquareOfNumbers(number);
return squareOfSum - sumOfSquare;
}
function sumOfArithmeticSeries(a,d,n){
return (n/2)*(2*a+(n-1)*d);
}
function sumOfSquareOfNumbers(n){
return (n*(n+1)*(2*n+1))/6;
}
```
</section>