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- Let and be integers, and let and be positive integers. Use mathematical induction to prove the statements in Exercises. The definitions of and are given before Theorem in Sectionarrow_forwardLet be integers, and let be positive integers. Use induction to prove the statements in Exercises . ( The definitions of and are given before Theorem in Section .) 18.arrow_forwardAssume the statement from Exercise 30 in section 2.1 that for all and in . Use this assumption and mathematical induction to prove that for all positive integers and arbitrary integers .arrow_forward
- 31. Prove statement of Theorem : for all integers and .arrow_forwardLet xandy be integers, and let mandn be positive integers. Use induction to prove the statements in Exercises 1823. ( The definitions of xn and nx are given before Theorem 2.5 in Section 2.1.) xmxn=xm+narrow_forwardIn Exercise , use generalized induction to prove the given statement. for all integersarrow_forward
- Use the second principle of Finite Induction to prove that every positive integer n can be expressed in the form n=c0+c13+c232+...+cj13j1+cj3j, where j is a nonnegative integer, ci0,1,2 for all ij, and cj1,2.arrow_forwardLet be as described in the proof of Theorem. Give a specific example of a positive element of .arrow_forwardUse generalized induction and Exercise 43 to prove that n22n for all integers n5. (In connection with this result, see the discussion of counterexamples in the Appendix.) 1+2n2n for all integers n3arrow_forward
- 49. a. The binomial coefficients are defined in Exercise of Section. Use induction on to prove that if is a prime integer, then is a factor of for . (From Exercise of Section, it is known that is an integer.) b. Use induction on to prove that if is a prime integer, then is a factor of .arrow_forwardProve the half of Theorem 3.3 (e) that was not proved in the text.arrow_forward
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