OCR MEI C3 — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicProof by induction

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  1. Multiply out \(\left( 3 ^ { n } + 1 \right) \left( 3 ^ { n } - 1 \right)\).
  2. Hence prove that if \(n\) is a positive integer then \(3 ^ { 2 n } - 1\) is divisible by 8 .