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Class 11 Maths Chapter 4 Principle of Mathematical Induction

Exercise – 4.1

Prove the following by using the principle of mathematical induction for a line n ∈ N :

 Question 1.
1+{ 3 }^{ 2 }+{ 3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ 3 }^{ n }=\frac { \left( { 3 }^{ n }-1 \right) }{ 2 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n) i.e.,
P(n) : 1+{ 3 }^{ 2 }+{ 3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ 3 }^{ n }=\frac { \left( { 3 }^{ n }-1 \right) }{ 2 }
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Question 2.
{ 1 }^{ 3 }+{ 2 }^{ 3 }+{ 3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ n }^{ 3 }={ \left( \frac { n\left( n+1 \right) }{ 2 } \right) }^{ 2 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n) i.e.,
P(n) : { 1 }^{ 3 }+{ 2 }^{ 3 }+{ 3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ n }^{ 3 }={ \left( \frac { n\left( n+1 \right) }{ 2 } \right) }^{ 2 }
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 Question 3.
1+\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2 \right) } +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2+3 \right) } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2+3+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n \right) } =\frac { 2 }{ \left( n+1 \right) }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1+\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2 \right) } +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2+3 \right) } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 1+2+3+.\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n \right) } =\frac { 2 }{ \left( n+1 \right) }
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 Question 4.
1.2.3+2.3.4+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) =\frac { n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) \left( n+3 \right) }{ 4 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1.2.3+2.3.4+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) =\frac { n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) \left( n+3 \right) }{ 4 }
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 Question 5.
1.3+{ 2.3 }^{ 2 }+{ 3.3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ n.3 }^{ n }=\frac { \left( 2n-1 \right) { 3 }^{ n+1 }+3 }{ 4 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1.3+{ 2.3 }^{ 2 }+{ 3.3 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ n.3 }^{ n }=\frac { \left( 2n-1 \right) { 3 }^{ n+1 }+3 }{ 4 }
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 Question 6.
1.2+2.3+3.4+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n.\left( n+1 \right) =\left[ \frac { n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) }{ 3 } \right]
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1.2+2.3+3.4+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n.\left( n+1 \right) =\left[ \frac { n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) }{ 3 } \right]
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 Question 7.
1.3+3.5+5.7+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\left( 2n-1 \right) \left( 2n+1 \right) =\frac { n\left( { 4n }^{ 2 }+6n-1 \right) }{ 3 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1.3+3.5+5.7+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\left( 2n-1 \right) \left( 2n+1 \right) =\frac { n\left( { 4n }^{ 2 }+6n-1 \right) }{ 3 }
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 Question 8.
1.2+2.{ 2 }^{ 2 }+3.{ 2 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n.{ 2 }^{ n }=\left( n-1 \right) { 2 }^{ n+1 }+2
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1.2+2.{ 2 }^{ 2 }+3.{ 2 }^{ 3 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n.{ 2 }^{ n }=\left( n-1 \right) { 2 }^{ n+1 }+2
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 Question 9
\frac { 1 }{ 2 } +\frac { 1 }{ 4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 8 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ { 2 }^{ n } } =1-\frac { 1 }{ { 2 }^{ n } }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \frac { 1 }{ 2 } +\frac { 1 }{ 4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 8 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ { 2 }^{ n } } =1-\frac { 1 }{ { 2 }^{ n } }
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 Question 10.
\frac { 1 }{ 2.5 } +\frac { 1 }{ 5.8 } +\frac { 1 }{ 8.11 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 3n-1 \right) \left( 3n+2 \right) } =\frac { n }{ \left( 6n+4 \right) }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \frac { 1 }{ 2.5 } +\frac { 1 }{ 5.8 } +\frac { 1 }{ 8.11 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 3n-1 \right) \left( 3n+2 \right) } =\frac { n }{ \left( 6n+4 \right) }
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 Question 11.
\frac { 1 }{ 1.2.3 } +\frac { 1 }{ 2.3.4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 3.4.5 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) } =\frac { n\left( n+3 \right) }{ 4\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \frac { 1 }{ 1.2.3 } +\frac { 1 }{ 2.3.4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 3.4.5 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ n\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) } =\frac { n\left( n+3 \right) }{ 4\left( n+1 \right) \left( n+2 \right) }
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 Question 12.
a+ar+{ ar }^{ 2 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ ar }^{ n-1 }=\frac { a\left( { r }^{ n }-1 \right) }{ r-1 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : a+ar+{ ar }^{ 2 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ ar }^{ n-1 }=\frac { a\left( { r }^{ n }-1 \right) }{ r-1 }
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 Question 13.
\left( 1+\frac { 3 }{ 1 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 5 }{ 4 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 7 }{ 9 } \right) \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \left( 1+\frac { \left( 2n+1 \right) }{ { n }^{ 2 } } \right) ={ \left( n+1 \right) }^{ 2 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \left( 1+\frac { 3 }{ 1 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 5 }{ 4 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 7 }{ 9 } \right) \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \left( 1+\frac { \left( 2n+1 \right) }{ { n }^{ 2 } } \right) ={ \left( n+1 \right) }^{ 2 }
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 Question 14.
\left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 1 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \right) \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ n } \right) =\left( n+1 \right)
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 1 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \right) \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \right) \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \left( 1+\frac { 1 }{ n } \right) =\left( n+1 \right)
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 Question 15.
{ 1 }^{ 2 }+{ 3 }^{ 2 }+{ 5 }^{ 2 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ \left( 2n-1 \right) }^{ 2 }=\frac { n\left( 2n-1 \right) \left( 2n+1 \right) }{ 3 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : { 1 }^{ 2 }+{ 3 }^{ 2 }+{ 5 }^{ 2 }+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +{ \left( 2n-1 \right) }^{ 2 }=\frac { n\left( 2n-1 \right) \left( 2n+1 \right) }{ 3 }
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 Question 16.
\frac { 1 }{ 1.4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 4.7 } +\frac { 1 }{ 7.10 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 3n-2 \right) \left( 3n+1 \right) } =\frac { n }{ \left( 3n+1 \right) }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \frac { 1 }{ 1.4 } +\frac { 1 }{ 4.7 } +\frac { 1 }{ 7.10 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 3n-2 \right) \left( 3n+1 \right) } =\frac { n }{ \left( 3n+1 \right) }
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 Question 17.
\frac { 1 }{ 3.5 } +\frac { 1 }{ 5.7 } +\frac { 1 }{ 7.9 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 2n+1 \right) \left( 2n+3 \right) } =\frac { n }{ 3\left( 2n+3 \right) }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : \frac { 1 }{ 3.5 } +\frac { 1 }{ 5.7 } +\frac { 1 }{ 7.9 } +\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +\frac { 1 }{ \left( 2n+1 \right) \left( 2n+3 \right) } =\frac { n }{ 3\left( 2n+3 \right) }
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 Question 18.
1+2+3+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n<\frac { 1 }{ 8 } { \left( 2n+1 \right) }^{ 2 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n) : 1+2+3+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot +n<\frac { 1 }{ 8 } { \left( 2n+1 \right) }^{ 2 }
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 Question 19.
n(n+1 )(n + 5) is a multiple of 3.
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): n(n + l)(n + 5) is a multiple of 3.
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 Question 20.
{ 10 }^{ 2n-1 }+1 is divisible by 11.
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): { 10 }^{ 2n-1 }+1 is divisible by 11
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 Question 21.
{ x }^{ 2n }-{ y }^{ 2n } is divisible by x + y.
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): { x }^{ 2n }-{ y }^{ 2n } is divisible by x + y.
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 Question 22.
{ 3 }^{ 2n+2 }-8n-9 is divisible by 8.
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): { 3 }^{ 2n+2 }-8n-9 is divisible by 8.
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 Question 23.
{ 41 }^{ n }-{ 14 }^{ n } is a multiple of 27.
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): { 41 }^{ n }-{ 14 }^{ n } is a multiple of 27.
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 Question 24.
\left( 2n+7 \right) <{ \left( n+3 \right) }^{ 2 }
Solution.
Let the given statement be P(n), i.e.,
P(n): \left( 2n+7 \right) <{ \left( n+3 \right) }^{ 2 }
First we prove that the statement is true for n = 1.
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