Use the following statement to answer the following questions. Prove that 11"-6 is divisible by 5 for all natural numbers n.   a) What would the base case be in a proof by induction of this statement?   b)What would P(k+1) be in a proof by induction of this statement?

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Section8.5: Mathematical Induction
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Use the following statement to answer the following questions.
Prove that 11"-6 is divisible by 5 for all natural numbers n.
 
a) What would the base case be in a proof by induction of this statement?
 
b)What would P(k+1) be in a proof by induction of this statement?
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