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Example 6 prove that 

                2.7 n + 3.5 n  – 5 is divisible by 24, for all n  N.
solution Let the statement p (n) be defined as
            P(n) : 2.7 n +3.5 n  – 5 is divisible by 24. 
We note that P(n) is true for n =1, since 2.7 + 3.5  5 = 24, which is divisible by 24. 
Assume that p(k) is true 
i.e 2.7k+3.5
– 5 = 24q, when q   N
Now we wish to prove that P(k + 1) is true whenever P(k) is true.
We have 

            ā€‹ 2 . 7   k + 1   +   3 . 5   k + 1     5   =   2 . 7   k .   7   l   +   3 . 5 k   .   5 l     5                                                                                   =   7   [ 2 . 7   k   +   3 . 5   k     5     3 . 5   k   +   5 ]   +   3 . 5   k   .   5     5                                                                                   =   7   [ 24 q     3 . 5   k     +   5 ]   +   15 . 5   k       5                                                                                   =   7   ×   24 q     21 . 5   k   +   35   +   15 . 5   k     5                                                                                   =   7   ×   24 q     6 . 5   k   +   30                                                                                   =   7   ×   24 q     6   ( 5   k     5 )                                                                                   =   7   ×   24 q     6 ( 4 p )   [ ( 5 k     5 )   is   a   multiple   of   4   ( why ? ) ]                                                                                   =   7   ×   24 q   24 p                                                                                   =   24   ( 7 q     p )                                                                                   =   24   ×   r ,   r   =   7 q     p ,   is   some   natural   number .                                       . . . ( 2 )

The expression on the R.H.S. of (1) is divisible by 24. Thus P(k + 1) is true whenever P(k) true 
Hence, by principle of mathematical induction, P(n) is true for all
n  N.ā€‹ 

 

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