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- From: chalcraft@uk.tele.nokia.fi (Adam Chalcraft)
- Subject: Re: A Math Induction Problem
- In-Reply-To: SXW103@psuvm.psu.edu's message of 30 Aug 92 05:07:04 GMT
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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 08:32:42 GMT
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- You could even prove that 2 divides k^2 + k in the induction way you
- already understand, if you like.
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- Assume k^2+k = 2p. Then (k+1)^2+(k+1) = k^2+3k+2 = 2p+2k+2 = 2[p+k+1].
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- Oh, by the way, you ought to observe that 0^3+5.0=6.0 and 0^2+0=2.0 :-)
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