Use mathematical induction to prove that the statement is true for every positive integer n.0.93n < 1

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. One possible proof follows.
a). Let n = 1. Then, 0.931 =0.93 < 1. So, the statement is true for n = 1.
b). Assume the statement is true for n = k:
 0.93k < 1
 Multiply both sides by 0.93:
 0.93 ? 0.93k = 0.93k + 1 < 0.93 < 1 or 0.93k + 1 < 1
Since the statement is true for n = k + 1 as long as it is true for n = k, and since the statement is true for n = 1, then it is true for all natural numbers n.

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