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Q1= PROVE THAT:

1+2+3………+n = n(n+1) where n>1 ?


Basis :
( 1 ) (1+1)
1= 2

( 1 ) (2)
1=
2

2
1 ¿2
1=1
L.H.S=R.H.S

Induction:
k +1(k +1+ 1)
1+2+3+…….+k+1= 2

( k +1 ) ( k +2)
1+2+3+…….+k+k+1= 2

k (k +1) ( k +1 ) ( k +2)
2 +k+1= 2

Multiply by 2
(k + 1) ( k +1 ) (k +2)
2( 2 )+2(k+1)=( 2 )
K(k+1)+2(k+1)=(k+1)(k+2)
(k+1)(k+2)=(k+1)(k+2)
L.H.S=R.H.S

Q2= PROVE THAT:


1+2+3+…….+( 2 ) =2 _1 n n +1

Basis:
1=( 2 ) 0 +1
1

1= ( 2 ) 1
1

1=1
L.H.S=R.H.S

Induction:
1+2+3+…….+( 2 ) +( 2 ) _1 k k +2

( 2 )k +1_1+( 2 ) k +1 k+ 2
=( 2 )1

+
( 2 ) K+ 1 ( 2 ) K+ 1 _1=( 2 ) _1 K+ 2

( 2 ) K+ 1 (1+1)_1)= ( 2 ) _1 K+ 2

( 2 ) K+ 1 (2)_1=( 2 ) _1 K+ 2

( 2 ) K+ 1+1 _1=( 2 ) _1 K+ 2

( 2 ) K+ 2 _1=( 2 ) _1 K+ 2

L.H.S=R.H.S
Q3: PROVE THAT:
+ + +…….+ ( n ) =(n+1) (2n+1)/6
( 1 )2 ( 2 )2 ( 3 )2 2

Basis:
( 1 )2 =1 (1+1)(2(1)+1)/6
1=1(2)(3)/6
1=1
L.H.S=R.H.S

Induction:
+ + +…….+( k ) =k(k+1)(2k+1)/6
( 1 )2 ( 2 )2 ( 3 )2 2

+ + +…….+( k ) +( k +1 )
( 1 )2 ( 2 )2 ( 3 )2 2 2

+ + +…….+( k ) =(k+1)(k+1+1)(2(k+1)+1)/6k(k+1)
( 1 )2 ( 2 )2 ( 3 )2 2

((2k+1)+( k +1 ) ¿/6=(k+1)(k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)/6
2

K(k+1)(k(2k+1)+6(k+1)/6=(k+1)(k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)/6
(K+1)(( 2 k ) +k+6k+6/6=(k+1)(k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)/6
2

(k+1)(( 2 k ) +7k+6/6=(k+1)(k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)/6
2

(k+1)(2k+3)(k+2)/6=(k+1)(K+2)(2k+3)/6
There fore , by principal of mathematical induction :( 1 ) +( 2 )
2 2

+( 3 ) +…….+ ( n ) =(n+1) (2n+1)/6


2 2
For all positive integers.

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