For each positive integer n, let P(n) be the property5n –1

Chapter 5, Problem 6E

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Problem 6E

For each positive integer n, let P(n) be the property

5n –1 is divisible by 4.

a. Write P (0). Is P (0) true?

b. Write P (k).

c. Write P(k + 1).

d. In a proof by mathematical induction that this divisibility property holds for all integers n ≥ 0, what must be shown in the inductive step?

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