SPS SPS ASFM 2020 May — Question 6

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS ASFM (SPS ASFM)
Year2020
SessionMay
TopicProof by induction

6. In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
\(\mathbf { M }\) is the matrix \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 6
0 & 2 \end{array} \right)\).
Prove that \(\mathbf { M } ^ { n } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } 1 & 3 \left( 2 ^ { n + 1 } - 2 \right)
0 & 2 ^ { n } \end{array} \right)\), for any positive integer \(n\).