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mafiozo [28]
3 years ago
5

Use mathematical induction to prove the statement is true for all positive integers n, or show why it is false:

Mathematics
1 answer:
kondaur [170]3 years ago
3 0
\text{Proof by induction:}
\text{Test that the statement holds or n = 1}

LHS = (3 - 2)^{2} = 1
RHS = \frac{6 - 4}{2} = \frac{2}{2} = 1 = LHS
\text{Thus, the statement holds for the base case.}

\text{Assume the statement holds for some arbitrary term, n= k}
1^{2} + 4^{2} + 7^{2} + ... + (3k - 2)^{2} = \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1)}{2}

\text{Prove it is true for n = k + 1}
RTP: 1^{2} + 4^{2} + 7^{2} + ... + [3(k + 1) - 2]^{2} = \frac{(k + 1)[6(k + 1)^{2} - 3(k + 1) - 1]}{2} = \frac{(k + 1)[6k^{2} + 9k + 2]}{2}

LHS = \underbrace{1^{2} + 4^{2} + 7^{2} + ... + (3k - 2)^{2}}_{\frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1)}{2}} + [3(k + 1) - 2]^{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1)}{2} + [3(k + 1) - 2]^{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1) + 2[3(k + 1) - 2]^{2}}{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1) + 2(3k + 1)^{2}}{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1) + 18k^{2} + 12k + 2}{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} - 3k - 1 + 18k + 12) + 2}{2}
= \frac{k(6k^{2} + 15k + 11) + 2}{}
= \frac{(k + 1)[6k^{2} + 9k + 2]}{2}
= \frac{(k + 1)[6(k + 1)^{2} - 3(k + 1) - 1]}{2}
= RHS

Since it is true for n = 1, n = k, and n = k + 1, by the principles of mathematical induction, it is true for all positive values of n.
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