Suppose we prove that 2" > n? for n=1 and 2. Knowing that the inequality is true for some n n > 4 and we can show that it must be true for n+1 instead of n, can we conclude that 2" > n2 is true for all n > 1 ? True False

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Suppose we prove that
2" > n?
for n=1 and 2. Knowing that the inequality is true for some n
n > 4
and we can show that it must be true for n+1 instead of n, can we conclude that
2" > n2
is true for all
n > 1
?
True
False
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose we prove that 2" > n? for n=1 and 2. Knowing that the inequality is true for some n n > 4 and we can show that it must be true for n+1 instead of n, can we conclude that 2" > n2 is true for all n > 1 ? True False
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