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Principle of Mathematical Induction
Statement and proof techniques using induction on natural numbers.
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To prove 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + n = n(n+1)/2 by induction, if the statement is true for n = k, we must show it holds for:
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The principle of mathematical induction is used to prove statements for:
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In mathematical induction, after proving the base case, the next step is to prove: