Edexcel CP1 2020 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleCP1 (Core Pure 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

  1. (i) Prove by induction that for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\)
$$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 3 r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) = n ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 )$$ (ii) Prove by induction that for all positive odd integers \(n\) $$f ( n ) = 4 ^ { n } + 5 ^ { n } + 6 ^ { n }$$ is divisible by 15