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a) Prove by mathematical induction that $8^{2n+1} + 6^{2n-1}$ is divisible by 7, for any integer $n \geq 1$. b) Let $P(2p, p^2)$ be a point on the parabola $x^2 = 4... show full transcript
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Let be the given proposition. For , we find:
which is divisible by 7 since
Assume is true for some integer , i.e.,
for some integer . We need to show :
Since both terms are divisible by 7 (by the inductive hypothesis), holds true. Hence, by induction, the statement is established for all integers .
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