Proposition 9. Let n be a non-negative integer. Then 1+2+4+ 8+ ...+ 2" = 2"+1 – 1.

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Proposition 9. Let n be a non-negative integer. Then 1+2+4+ 8+ ..+ 2" = 2"+1 – 1.
Special directions: Your proof must be a combinatorial proof. The ideas is that you come up with
a single collection of objects and explain how both sides of the equation counts this collection.
Proof.
Transcribed Image Text:Proposition 9. Let n be a non-negative integer. Then 1+2+4+ 8+ ..+ 2" = 2"+1 – 1. Special directions: Your proof must be a combinatorial proof. The ideas is that you come up with a single collection of objects and explain how both sides of the equation counts this collection. Proof.
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