Prove divisibility

A question is this type if and only if it asks to prove by induction that an expression involving powers (e.g., 7²ⁿ - 1, 5ⁿ + 8n + 3) is divisible by a given integer.

49 questions · Standard +0.3

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CAIE Further Paper 1 2021 June Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
1 Prove by mathematical induction that \(2 ^ { 4 n } + 31 ^ { n } - 2\) is divisible by 15 for all positive integers \(n\).
CAIE Further Paper 1 2023 June Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
1 Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n , 5 ^ { 3 n } + 32 ^ { n } - 33\) is divisible by 31 .
CAIE Further Paper 1 2024 June Q2
6 marks Standard +0.8
2 Prove by mathematical induction that \(6 ^ { 4 n } + 38 ^ { n } - 2\) is divisible by 74 for all positive integers \(n\).
CAIE Further Paper 1 2020 November Q2
5 marks Standard +0.3
2 Prove by mathematical induction that \(7 ^ { 2 n } - 1\) is divisible by 12 for every positive integer \(n\).
CAIE Further Paper 1 2022 November Q2
6 marks Standard +0.8
2 Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n , 7 ^ { 2 n } + 97 ^ { n } - 50\) is divisible by 48. [6]
CAIE Further Paper 1 2020 Specimen Q2
7 marks Standard +0.3
2 It is g \(n\)th \(\mathrm { t } \phi ( n ) = 5 ^ { n } ( 4 n + 1 )\), ff \(\quad \mathbf { o } \quad n = , \mathbb { B } .\).
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Edexcel F1 2014 January Q9
6 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\),
$$f ( n ) = 7 ^ { n } - 2 ^ { n } \text { is divisible by } 5$$
Edexcel F1 2016 January Q9
6 marks Standard +0.3
9. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\) $$f ( n ) = 4 ^ { n + 1 } + 5 ^ { 2 n - 1 }$$ is divisible by 21
Edexcel F1 2023 June Q9
5 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Prove, by induction, that for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } , n \geqslant 2\)
$$4 ^ { n } + 6 n - 10$$ is divisible by 18
Edexcel F1 2024 June Q8
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Prove by induction that for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\)
$$f ( n ) = 7 ^ { n - 1 } + 8 ^ { 2 n + 1 }$$ is divisible by 57
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Edexcel F1 Specimen Q5
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\),
$$\mathrm { f } ( n ) = 5 ^ { n } + 8 n + 3 \text { is divisible by } 4$$
Edexcel FP1 2009 June Q8
14 marks Standard +0.3
8. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\),
  1. \(\mathrm { f } ( n ) = 5 ^ { n } + 8 n + 3\) is divisible by 4 ,
  2. \(\left( \begin{array} { l l } 3 & - 2 \\ 2 & - 1 \end{array} \right) ^ { n } = \left( \begin{array} { l r } 2 n + 1 & - 2 n \\ 2 n & 1 - 2 n \end{array} \right)\)
Edexcel FP1 2010 June Q7
7 marks Standard +0.8
7. $$f ( n ) = 2 ^ { n } + 6 ^ { n }$$
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { f } ( k + 1 ) = 6 \mathrm { f } ( k ) - 4 \left( 2 ^ { k } \right)\).
  2. Hence, or otherwise, prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + } , \mathrm { f } ( n )\) is divisible by 8 .
Edexcel FP1 2012 June Q10
6 marks Standard +0.3
10. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\), $$f ( n ) = 2 ^ { 2 n - 1 } + 3 ^ { 2 n - 1 } \text { is divisible by } 5 .$$
Edexcel FP1 2013 June Q5
6 marks Standard +0.3
5. Prove, by induction, that \(3 ^ { 2 n } + 7\) is divisible by 8 for all positive integers \(n\).
Edexcel FP1 2014 June Q9
6 marks
9. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb { Z } ^ { + }\), $$f ( n ) = 8 ^ { n } - 2 ^ { n }$$ is divisible by 6
Edexcel FP1 2018 June Q8
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Prove by induction that
$$f ( n ) = 2 ^ { n + 2 } + 3 ^ { 2 n + 1 }$$ is divisible by 7 for all positive integers \(n\).
Edexcel F1 2021 June Q8
6 marks Standard +0.8
8. Prove by induction that \(4 ^ { n + 2 } + 5 ^ { 2 n + 1 }\) is divisible by 21 for all positive integers \(n\).
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CAIE FP1 2013 June Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.3
2 Prove by mathematical induction that \(5 ^ { 2 n } - 1\) is divisible by 8 for every positive integer \(n\).
CAIE FP1 2014 June Q3
6 marks Standard +0.8
3 Prove by mathematical induction that, for all non-negative integers \(n\), $$11 ^ { 2 n } + 25 ^ { n } + 22$$ is divisible by 24 .
CAIE FP1 2014 June Q3
7 marks Standard +0.3
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0 \end{array} \right) .$$ Show that \(\{ \mathbf { a } , \mathbf { b } , \mathbf { c } \}\) is a basis for \(\mathbb { R } ^ { 3 }\). Express \(\mathbf { d }\) in terms of \(\mathbf { a } , \mathbf { b }\) and \(\mathbf { c }\). 2 Show that the difference between the squares of consecutive integers is an odd integer. Find the sum to \(n\) terms of the series $$\frac { 3 } { 1 ^ { 2 } \times 2 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 5 } { 2 ^ { 2 } \times 3 ^ { 2 } } + \frac { 7 } { 3 ^ { 2 } \times 4 ^ { 2 } } + \ldots + \frac { 2 r + 1 } { r ^ { 2 } ( r + 1 ) ^ { 2 } } + \ldots$$ and deduce the sum to infinity of the series. 3 It is given that \(\phi ( n ) = 5 ^ { n } ( 4 n + 1 ) - 1\), for \(n = 1,2,3 , \ldots\). Prove, by mathematical induction, that \(\phi ( n )\) is divisible by 8 , for every positive integer \(n\).
CAIE FP1 2016 June Q3
6 marks Standard +0.3
3 Prove by mathematical induction that, for all positive integers \(n , 10 ^ { n } + 3 \times 4 ^ { n + 2 } + 5\) is divisible by 9 .
CAIE FP1 2017 June Q2
5 marks Moderate -0.5
2 Prove, by mathematical induction, that \(5 ^ { n } + 3\) is divisible by 4 for all non-negative integers \(n\).
CAIE FP1 2018 June Q2
6 marks Standard +0.8
2 It is given that \(\mathrm { f } ( n ) = 2 ^ { 3 n } + 8 ^ { n - 1 }\). By simplifying \(\mathrm { f } ( k ) + \mathrm { f } ( k + 1 )\), or otherwise, prove by mathematical induction that \(\mathrm { f } ( n )\) is divisible by 9 for every positive integer \(n\).
CAIE FP1 2019 June Q1
5 marks Standard +0.3
1 Prove by mathematical induction that \(3 ^ { 3 n } - 1\) is divisible by 13 for every positive integer \(n\).