First Principle of Mathematical Induction

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First Principle of Mathematical Induction: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning Vs Deductive Reasoning, First Principle of Mathematical Induction, Induction Step in Mathematical Induction and, Equivalence with the Well-ordering Principle

Important Questions on First Principle of Mathematical Induction

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Elaborate the differences between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning?

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What is deductive reasoning? State with examples.

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State whether the following statement is true or false.

There are no positive integers strictly between 0 & 1

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State whether the following statement is true or false.

The well-ordering principle is a property of the positive integers which is equivalent to the statement of the principle of mathematical induction.

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Generalisation step is proved using

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Which step concludes or proves the given statement 

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A statement P(n) is true, where n is a natural number.

The assumption in the inductive step is called as inductive hypothesis is

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A statement P(n) is true, where n is a natural number. Then

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Consider a statement P(n), where n is a positive integers. Then in the verification step

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Consider a statement P(n), where n is a natural number. Then in the verification step

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1n+1+1n+2+...+12n>1324 is true for all

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For every natural number n, Pn=nn+1 is always

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Identify the incorrect statement

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Which of the following is not true?

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Every even number is divisible by two. 1986 is an even number. It is divisible by two.

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Identify the reasoning process.

Jim has 20 pencils. He gives half of them to Dan. Jim has 10 pencils left.

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James Cameron’s last three movies were successful. His next movie will be successful.

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Identify the reasoning process.

I got up at nine o’clock for the past week. I will get up at nine o’clock tomorrow.

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For every natural number k, which of the following is true?

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Using principle of mathematical induction that, prove that a2n-b2n is divisible by a+b.