Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Further Topics in Algebra - Quiz - Page 1053: 10

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. Check the statement is true for $n=1$, $LHS=6$, $RHS=3(1)(1+1)=6=LHS$ Step 2. Assume the formula is true for $n=k$, we have $6+12+18+...+6k=3k(k+1)$ Step 3. For $n=k+1$, $LHS=6+12+18+...+6k+6(k+1)=3k(k+1)+6(k+1)=3(k+1)(k+2)$ and $RHS=3(k+1)(k+1+1)=3(k+1)(k+2)=LHS$ Step 4. Thus, through mathematical induction, we have proved that the statement is true for every positive integer $n$.
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