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35 ch4
35 ch4
1. 1 + 2 + 3 +..+ n =
2. 12 + 22 + 32 ++ n2 =
3. 13 + 23 + 33 ++ n3 =
5. Prove by the principle of mathematical induction that the sum of the first n
odd natural numbers is n2.
6. 1.2 + 3.4 + 5.6 +up n terms =
7.
++ =
+.+
+++
12. .. +
+
+.+
=
.
.. ..
)(1 +
)(1 +
).(1 +
15. 1 + 3 + 32 + .+ 3n-1 =
16.
) = (n + 1)2 .
+ .+ =
= = 1 , which is true.
------------------- (1)
1+ 2 + 3+..+ k + (k + 1) =
= (k + 1)(
+ 1) =
+ (k + 1)
(using (1))
2. Let P(n) : 12 + 22 + 32 ++ n2 =
For n = 1 , P(1) : 12 =
= 1 1 = 1, which is true.
12 + 22 + 32 ++ k2 =
. (1)
= (k + 1)
+ (k + 1)2
(using (1))
+ +
= (k + 1)
=
3. Let P(n) : 13 + 23 + 33 ++ n3 =
For n=1, P(1) : 13 =
= = 1 1 = 1 , is true.
---------------------(1)
= (k + 1)2
= (k + 1)2
=
Thus P(k+1) is also true.
(using (1))
+ +
+ (k + 1)3
= 1 , which is true.
---------------(1)
+ (k + 1)2
(using(1))
+ +
( using (1))
= k2 + 2k + 1 = (k + 1)2.
Thus P(k+1) is also true.
Hence by the principle of mathematical induction(PMI) the statement P(n) is true
for all positive integers of n.
= 2 2 = 2 , which is true.
..(1)
= (k + 1)
= (k + 1)
+ (2k + 1)2(k + 1)
+ +
( using (1))
= +
7. Let P(n) :
For n = 1 , P(1) :
+
=
++ =
, is true.
++ =
++ + =
=
=
=
+
(
6 = 6, is true.
(1)
+ (k + 1)(k + 2)(k + 3)
(using (1))
= (k + 1)(k + 2)(k + 3) +
= (k + 1)(k + 2)(k + 3)
9. Let P(n) : 1 +
+.+
For n = 1 , P(1) : 1 =
+.+
= 1, is true .
+.+
(1)
+.+
(using (1)),
..
= 1 1 = 1, is true.
.(1)
= (2k + 1)
+ +
= (2k + 1)
=
+ (2k + 1)2
= (2k + 1)
=
.
= a , which is true .
+ ark
(r 1).
..
For n = 1, P(1) :
..
..
+
=
..
+.+
= , which is true.
..
..
..
+.+
(1)
..
..
..
+.+
=
=
=
=
=
+ ( using (1))
(using (1))
= (k 1 + k + 1 )2k+1 + 2
= 2k.2k+1 = k.2k+2 + 2
= (k + 1 1 )2k+1+1 + 2 .
Thus P(k+1) is true whenever P(k) is true.
Hence by the principle of mathematical induction(PMI) the statement P(n) is true
for all positive integers of n.
)(1 +
For n = 1 , P(1) : (1 +
)(1 +
).(1 +
) = (n + 1)2
)(1 +
)(1 +
).(1 +
) = (k + 1)2 .(1)
)(1 +
)(1 +
).(1 +
) (1 +
= (k + 1)2 (1 +
= (k + 1)2 [
)
)
(using (1))
= k2 + 2k + 1 + 2k + 3
= k2 + 4k + 4
= (k + 2)2 = (k + 1 + 1)2 .
Thus P(k+1) is true whenever P(k) is true.
Hence by the principle of mathematical induction(PMI) the statement P(n) is true
for all positive integers of n.
= = 1 , is true .
..(1)
+ 3k
(using (1))
=
=
For n = 1 , P(1) :
+ .+ =
=
, is true .
+ .+ =
(1)
+ .+ +
(using (1))
=
=
1<
, which is true .
(1).
+ (k+ 1)
( using (1)),
< [ + + + + ]
<
[ + + ]
< [ + ]
<
[ + + ] .
( from (1) )
is divisible by (x + y) .
we have ,
( from (1)),
= ( x + y ) [ x2d + y2k(x y )]
= ( x + y ) m , where m = x2d + y2k(x y) N.
Thus P(k+1) is also true .
Hence by PMI , P(n) is divisible by all n N.
P(1) is true.
Assume that P(k) is true for some positive integer k , we have ,
P(k) : 32k+2 8k 9 , is divisible by 8.
i.e.
we have ,
21.