SPS SPS SM Statistics 2022 February — Question 10 6 marks

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Statistics (SPS SM Statistics)
Year2022
SessionFebruary
Marks6
TopicTrig Proofs
TypeProof by exhaustion
DifficultyModerate -0.8 Part (i) requires checking only 4 cases (n=1,2,3,4) with simple arithmetic—no insight needed. Part (ii) is a standard proof by contradiction using parity arguments (odd/even), which is routine A-level proof technique. Both parts are straightforward applications of proof methods with minimal algebraic manipulation.
Spec1.01a Proof: structure of mathematical proof and logical steps1.01d Proof by contradiction

10. (i) Use proof by exhaustion to show that for \(n \in \mathbb { N } , n \leqslant 4\) $$( n + 1 ) ^ { 3 } > 3 ^ { n }$$ (ii) Given that \(m ^ { 3 } + 5\) is odd, use proof by contradiction to show, using algebra, that \(m\) is even.
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10. (i) Use proof by exhaustion to show that for $n \in \mathbb { N } , n \leqslant 4$

$$( n + 1 ) ^ { 3 } > 3 ^ { n }$$

(ii) Given that $m ^ { 3 } + 5$ is odd, use proof by contradiction to show, using algebra, that $m$ is even.\\[0pt]

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