Prove that for every position integer n that
n∑k=0k4k=49((3n−1)4n+1)
Proof: Let P(n) denote the above statement.
Base case: n=1 : Note that 1∑k=1k4k=49((3(1)−1)4(1)+1)
49((3(1)−1)4(1)+1)=49((2)4+1)=49(8+1)=49(9)=4
k4k=(1)4(1)=4
So P(1) holds.
Inductive Step: Let s≥1. Assume P(s), so
s∑k=1k4k=49((3s−1)4s+1)
Note
s+1∑k=1k4k=s∑k=1k4k+(s+1)4s+1
and by inductive hypothesis:
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49((3s−1)4s+1)+(s+1)4s+1 **
I'm afraid I'm stuck after this point. I know my endpoint needs to be:
s+1∑k=1k4k=49((3(s+1)−1)4s+1+1)
but I don't know how to get from the asterisks to the above. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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