SOLUTION: How would you define a proof by mathematical induction?
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Question 1081351: How would you define a proof by mathematical induction?
Answer by ikleyn(52866) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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There is a bunch of lessons on the Method of Mathematical induction in this site. They are
- Mathematical induction and arithmetic progressions
- Mathematical induction and geometric progressions
- Mathematical induction for sequences other than arithmetic or geometric
- Proving inequalities by the method of Mathematical Induction
- OVERVIEW of lessons on the Method of Mathematical induction
Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-II in this site
- ALGEBRA-II - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.
The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic
"Method of Mathematical induction".
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