AQA FP2 2008 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2008
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

7
  1. Explain why \(n ( n + 1 )\) is a multiple of 2 when \(n\) is an integer.
    1. Given that $$\mathrm { f } ( n ) = n \left( n ^ { 2 } + 5 \right)$$ show that \(\mathrm { f } ( k + 1 ) - \mathrm { f } ( k )\), where \(k\) is a positive integer, is a multiple of 6 .
    2. Prove by induction that \(\mathrm { f } ( n )\) is a multiple of 6 for all integers \(n \geqslant 1\).