Part B
Assume the statement is true for n=k. Prove that it must be true for n=k+1, therefore proving it true for all natural
numbers, n.
Hint: Since the total number of dots increases by n each time, prove that d (k) + (k+1)=d (k+ 1).


Sagot :

The inductive step is assuming that the statement is true for some  n = k , where  k  is one of the values we want to prove the statement for, it shows that it is also true for  n = k+1.

How to carry out Mathematical Induction?

Suppose we have the statement 3n > 4n for all positive integers  n.

Now, the statement above is false when n = 1 , since 3 is less than 4. However, it will be true for all other positive integers.

In that case, we can still prove this statement by induction for all integers  n ≥ 2 .

Thus, the inductive step is assuming that the statement is true for some  n = k , where  k  is one of the values we want to prove the statement for, it shows that it is also true for  n = k+1.

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