| Exam Board | CAIE |
| Module | Further Paper 1 (Further Paper 1) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Session | November |
| Topic | Proof by induction |
2 Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n\),
$$1 + 2 x + 3 x ^ { 2 } + \ldots + n x ^ { n - 1 } = \frac { 1 - ( n + 1 ) x ^ { n } + n x ^ { n + 1 } } { ( 1 - x ) ^ { 2 } }$$