CAIE FP1 2015 November — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2015
SessionNovember
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TopicProof by induction

3 Given that \(a\) is a constant, prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer \(n\), $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } \left( x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } \right) = n a ^ { n - 1 } \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } + a ^ { n } x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x }$$

3 Given that $a$ is a constant, prove by mathematical induction that, for every positive integer $n$,

$$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { n } } { \mathrm {~d} x ^ { n } } \left( x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } \right) = n a ^ { n - 1 } \mathrm { e } ^ { a x } + a ^ { n } x \mathrm { e } ^ { a x }$$

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