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Input in W|A this proof by induction problem correctly?

Posted 8 years ago
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Posted 8 years ago

Maybe I am missing something. But, if the problem is to show by induction that the inequality is true for n an integer and n >1, then:

  1. Show it is true for n = 2.
  2. Show that if it is true for n-1, it is true for n.
  3. QED

This can be done quite simply, without Mathematica or Alpha.

Best, David

POSTED BY: David Keith
Posted 8 years ago

Yeah, it's not that hard, but I wanted to check if my solution is correct.

POSTED BY: Milan Tubic

You can use Mathematica:

Sum[1/k, {k, n + 1, 2 n}]

which gives:

-PolyGamma[0, 1 + n] + PolyGamma[0, 1 + 2 n]

which can be evaluated very quickly, leading to n>=2 (n integer).

POSTED BY: Sander Huisman
Posted 8 years ago

I don't know hot to use Mathematica... And I was hoping to utilase the step by step solution :)

POSTED BY: Milan Tubic
Posted 8 years ago
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