Mathematical induction

Specialist Mathematics · Unit 3 — Further complex numbers, proof, vectors and matrices · Mathematical induction and trigonometric proofs

Learning objectives (5)

LO-1Prove De Moivre’s theorem for powers of positive integers.LO-2Prove divisibility results for any positive integer 𝑛.LO-3Prove results for sums for any positive integer 𝑛.LO-4Understand the nature of inductive proof including the use of initial statement, assumption statement, inductive step and conclusion.LO-5Use sigma notation (Σ) to represent a sum, e.g. and

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