CAIE FP1 2018 June — Question 2

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

2 It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( n ) = 2 ^ { 3 n } + 8 ^ { n - 1 }\). By simplifying \(\mathrm { f } ( k ) + \mathrm { f } ( k + 1 )\), or otherwise, prove by mathematical induction that \(\mathrm { f } ( n )\) is divisible by 9 for every positive integer \(n\).