i
need a very detailed proof
(Show
your work!)
Let n
> 1. Prove: The sum of the positive integers less than or equal
to n is a divisor of the product of the positive integers less than
or equal to n if and only if n + 1 is composite.
C. Prove the following claim, using proof by induction. Show
your work.
Let d be the day you were born plus 7 (e.g., if you
were born on March 24, d = 24 + 7). If a =
2d + 1 and b = d + 1, then
an – b is divisible by d for all
natural numbers n.
1. Use induction to prove that Summation with n terms where i=1
and Summation 3i 2 − 3i + 1 = n^3 for all n ≥ 1.
2. Let X be the set of all natural numbers x with the property
that x = 4a + 13b for some natural numbers a and b. For example, 30
∈ X since 30 = 4(1) + 13(2), but 5 ∈/ X since there’s no way to add
4’s and 13’s together to...
How could I mathematically prove these statements?
1. The sum of the first n positive odd numbers is square.
2. Two positive numbers have the same set of common divisors as
do the smallest of them and their absolute difference.
3. For every prime p > 3, 12|(p 2 − 1).
Please be able to follow the COMMENT
Use induction proof to prove that For all positive integers n we
have the inequality n<=2^n
here is the step: base step: P(1)= 1<=2^1
inductive step: k+1<= 2^(k)+1 <=
2^(k)+k (since k>=1) <=
2^(k)+2^(k) = 2X2^(k) =2^(k+1)
i don't understand why 1 can be replaced by k and i
don't know why since k>=1