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Sum first cubes · case 01

The square-sum identity is reused for cubes.

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ROOT CAUSE

The square-sum identity is reused for cubes.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the specified mathematical contract directly, preserving all terms and boundary cases: return (n*(n+1)//2)**2

Unsuccessful approach: The terminal cube replaces the accumulated series.

Case contract

Integer arguments; denominators, steps, moduli, and bit widths are positive. Unsigned word inputs fit the specified width except where masking is explicitly the operation. Sequence sizes are nonnegative. Return sum(i**3 for i from 1 through n), with n nonnegative. Exact operational definition: (n*(n+1)//2)**2

Why this case matters

Small exact fixtures expose this error without platform timing, external services, or probabilistic observations. Integer mathematics results depend on the stated convention.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return n*(n+1)*(2*n+1)//6
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 1)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 225)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)11Passed
fixture 3: (3,)1436Failed
fixture 4: (5,)55225Failed

SHA-256 / d7311049553e5b8f43c9d59933ee5f5f88fbe6d130594dd36877099d575e7814

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return n**3
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 1)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 225)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)11Passed
fixture 3: (3,)2736Failed
fixture 4: (5,)125225Failed

SHA-256 / 4d52d9ab99c778ec57ce95e06e40f29a4593c148428032490291d30ba1677808

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(n):
    return (n*(n+1)//2)**2
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 1)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 225)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)11Passed
fixture 3: (3,)3636Passed
fixture 4: (5,)225225Passed

SHA-256 / 005184deb0a105e61aaae028ed2807bca7ddcaa5591b0a5c12f57e3465a908d6

Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:37:49.692600+00:00.

Case digest / be27f97fd05061ca4c88c96b6fa322faaedc668c12c66b6970e1346710adf4e7