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Can someone please show me how to do this? i can never get to the end of induction questions >.<

Prove 2<SUP>n+2 </SUP>+ 3<SUP>3n</SUP> is divisible by 5

 

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I forgot to write first step, you shoulf first address step 1.
 

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Assuming that it is for all n > 1,
n = 1,
23 + 33 = 8 + 27 = 35, which is divisible by 5
Therefore assume that k is an interger for which the statement is true, that is
2k+2 + 33k = 5m, for some integer m,
i.e. 33k = 5m - 2k+2
Now we have to prove the statement for n = k+1, that is
2k+3 + 33k+3
= 8*2k + 27*33k
using the induction hypothesis,
= 8*2k + 27(5m - 2k+2
= 8*2k + 27*5m - 108*2k
= 27*5m - 100*2k2
= 5(27m - 20*2k), which is divisible by 5, therefore the statement is true for all n > 1 by mathematical induction.
 

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ummmm how did you go from:
2.2<SUP>k+2 </SUP>+ 3<SUP>3k</SUP>.3<SUP>3</SUP><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
to <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
2(2<SUP>k+2 </SUP>+ 3<SUP>3k</SUP>) + 25.3<SUP>3k</SUP>
<SUP></SUP>
sorry... im slow... but thank you!
 
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let 3^3k=a and 2^k+2=b

2b+27a=(2b+2a)+25a=2(b+a)+25a
 

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I advise you to learn soulsearcher's solution because that is much more simpler.
 

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You have "female" next to the Gender thing under your avatar so you better get used to it. :p
 

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~shinigami~ said:
You have "female" next to the Gender thing under your avatar so you better get used to it. :p
lol yes...
 

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gamecw must have seen her profile picture. ;)
 
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pLuvia said:
Please stay on topic guys
Proof By Induction:

S(n): n people in this thread would like to stay on topic. when n is a natural number.

S(1): 1 person in this thread would like to stay on topic and this is true because Pluvia indicated that he would like to stay on topic and he/she is 1 person. Hence the statement is true for n=1

S(k): assumme k people in this thread would like to stay on topic.

s(k+1): k+1 people in this thread would like to stay on topic.

proof of s(k+1): k+1 consists of k people plus one person, from our assumtion k people would like to stay in this topic and from our s(1) one person would like to stay on topic (that is Pluvia) so K+1 people would like to stay on topic

Hece s(n) is true for n=1, it is then true for n=2 and hence for n=3 and so on for all natural numbers.

Conclusion:
Since the statement "n people in this thread would like to stay on topic" is true for 1 person and that is pLuvia, Then statement is true for n=2, it means 2 people would like to stay on topic and hence for n=3, it means 3 people would like to stay on topic and so on for all natural numbers, it means everyone in this thread would like to stay on topic.
 
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Riviet said:
gamecw must have seen her profile picture.
yea ive seen it so? :mad1:

~shinigami~ said:
I believe ShAzABoB is the one on the left.
Na i believe thats me
 
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ShAzABoB

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~shinigami~ said:
I believe ShAzABoB is the one on the left. :p
:eek: the one one the left??? thats not nice... :confused:

Secondly, pLuvia... my apologies... and my apologies to the other n people after him...

the rest of you... stay on topic please.... "Induction Question"

Lastly im not a boy! :mad1:
 

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