SOLUTION: Use mathematical induction to prove the statement is true for all positive integers n. 8+16+24+...+8n=4n(n+1)

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Question 1036224: Use mathematical induction to prove the statement is true for all positive integers n.
8+16+24+...+8n=4n(n+1)

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Use mathematical induction to prove the statement is true for all positive integers n.
8+16+24+...+8n=4n(n+1)
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Hey, take the factor 8 out of the parentheses, and you will get

8*(1 + 2 + 3 + . . . + n) = 8%2A%28%28n%2A%28n%2B1%29%29%2F2%29.

It is well known fact that

1 + 2 + 3 + . . . + n = %28n%2A%28n%2B1%29%29%2F2

proven many times by many methods, including the method of the mathematical induction.

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