5. Justify by mathematical induction that for every positive integer n, 1(1!) + 2(2!) + 3(3!) + · . · n(n!) = (n + 1)! – 1, where i! = 1(2)(3)· . · (i).

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5. Justify by mathematical induction that for every positive integer n,
1(1!) + 2(2!) + 3(3!) + · . · n(n!) = (n + 1)! – 1,
where i! = 1(2)(3) ·. · (i).
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