3) What is wrong with the following proof that all horses have the same color? Let...
1. What is wrong with the following proof that shows all integers are equal? (Please explain which step in this proof is incorrect and why is it so.) Let P(n) be the proposition that all the numbers in any set of size n are equal. 1) Base case: P(1) is clearly true. 2) Now assume that P(n) is true. That is for any set of size n all the numbers are the same. Consider any set of n + 1...
What is wrong with the following proof that every positive integer equals the nex larger positive integer? "Proof," Let P(n) be the proposition that n = n + 1, Assume that P(k) is true, so that k = k + 1 . Add 1 to both sides of this equation to obtain k + 1-k + 2 . Since this is the statement P(k 1), It follows that P(n) is true for all positive integers n.
11: I can identify the predicate being used in a proof by mathematical induction and use it to set up a framework of assumptions and conclusions for an induction proof. Below are three statements that can be proven by induction. You do not need to prove these statements! For each one clearly state the predicate involved; state what you would need to prove in the base case; clearly state the induction hypothesis in terms of the language of the proposition...
Analysis 23. Let Pr be the following statement: Every group of n persons that contains at least one male contains only males. What is wrong with the following proof by induction that this statement is true for all n? Certainly P is true. Now assume that Pr is true, and take any group of n+1 persons containing at least one male. Let G pI,p2sp3,..Pa Prt denote this group, with pi being the known male. The subgroup (pi,p2,p3,... n) of G...
Let P(n) be the proposition that a set with n elements has 2" subsets. What would the basis step to prove this proposition PO) is true, because a set with zero elements, the empty set, has exactly 2° = 1 subset, namely, itself. 01 Ploi 2. This is not possible to prove this proposition. 3. po 3p(1) is true, we need to show first what happens a set with 1 element. Because, we can't do P(O), that is not allowed....
50. What is wrong with this "proof? "Theorem For every positive integer n = (n + /2. Basis Step: The formula is true for n = 1. Inductive Step: Suppose that +Y/2. Then -(+972 +*+- +*+1)/2 + + + /- + 1). By the inductive hypothesis, we have + /2-[(++P/2, completing the + inductive step.
Please solve the all the questions below. Thanks. Especially pay attention to 2nd question. t, which type of proof is being used in each case to prove the theorem (A → C)? Last Line 겨 (p A -p) 겨 First Line a C b. C d. (some inference) C Construct a contrapositive proof of the following theorem. Indicate your assumptions and conclusion clearly 2. If you select three balls at random from a bag containing red balls and white balls,...
11. We will prove the following statement by mathematical induction: Let 1,2tn be n2 2 distinct lines in the plane, no two of which are parallel Then all these lines have a point in common 1. For2 the statement is true, since any 2 nonparallel lines intersect 2. Let the statement hold forno, and let us have nno 1 inesn as in the statement. By the inductive hypothesis, all these lines but the last one (i.e. the nes 1,2.n-1) have...
In the following problem, we will work through a proof of an important theorem of arithmetic. Your job will be to read the proof carefully and answer some questions about the argument. Theorem (The Division Algorithm). For any integer n ≥ 0, and for any positive integer m, there exist integers d and r such that n = dm + r and 0 ≤ r < m. Proof: (By strong induction on the variable n.) Let m be an arbitrary...
Could I have help with entire question please. P+1 pt1 for any 2. In this question we will show by first principles that xpdz = p>0 a) Prove that (b) Use the formula (k +1)3- k3k23k +1 repeatedly to show that (for any n) m n (n+1) 7n and thus k2 mav be written in terms ofk- . Specifi- k-1 cally rL Note: An induction argument is not required here. (c) Using the same method with (complete) induction, or otherwise,...