Sum of odd squares

Find by the method of Undetermined Coefficients the sum of $1^{2} + 3^{2} + 5^{2} + 7^{2} + \dots to n terms.$

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XXII. Undetermined Coefficients, Examples XXII.a, No. 1

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).