SOLUTION: Find a counterexample that shows the statement is false. For every number n, 2^n>n +1

SOLUTION: Find a counterexample that shows the statement is false. For every number n, 2^n>n +1

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Question 214025: Find a counterexample that shows the statement is false.

For every number n, 2^n>n +1
Answer by HyperBrain(694) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2^n>n +1
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If n=1:
2^n=2^1=2
n+1=1+1=2
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So, if n=1, 2^n=n+1.
Therefore, the given statement is false.
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