For each positive number n, let P(n)be the formula 1 1 (1+;)(1+ (1+– = n + 1. .. (a) Write P(1). Is P(1) true? (b) Write P(k). (c) Write P(k+1). Hence complete the inductive step to prove by mathematical induction that P(n) holds for all positive inters n.
For each positive number n, let P(n)be the formula 1 1 (1+;)(1+ (1+– = n + 1. .. (a) Write P(1). Is P(1) true? (b) Write P(k). (c) Write P(k+1). Hence complete the inductive step to prove by mathematical induction that P(n) holds for all positive inters n.
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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.5: Mathematical Induction
Problem 42E
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