NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 4 : PRINCIPLE OF MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION
Short Answer Questions

Question. 1

Give an example of a statement \(P(n)\) which is true for all \(n \ge 4\) but \(P(1)\), \(P(2)\) and \(P(3)\) are not true. Justify your answer.

Answer:

\(P(n): 2n < 2^n\)

Question. 2

Give an example of a statement \(P(n)\) which is true for all \(n\). Justify your answer.

Answer:

\(P(n): 1 + 2 + 3 + \dots + n = \dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}\)

Question. 3

\(4^n - 1\) is divisible by 3, for each natural number \(n\).

Question. 4

\(2^{3n} - 1\) is divisible by 7, for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 5

\(n^3 - 7n + 3\) is divisible by 3, for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 6

\(3^{2n} - 1\) is divisible by 8, for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 7

For any natural number \(n\), \(7^n - 2^n\) is divisible by 5.

Question. 8

For any natural number \(n\), \(x^n - y^n\) is divisible by \(x - y\), where \(x\) and \(y\) are integers with \(x \ne y\).

Question. 9

\(n^3 - n\) is divisible by 6, for each natural number \(n \ge 2\).

Question. 10

\(n(n^2 + 5)\) is divisible by 6, for each natural number \(n\).

Question. 11

\(n^2 < 2^n\) for all natural numbers \(n \ge 5\).

Question. 12

\(2n < (n + 2)!\) for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 13

\(\sqrt{n} < \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1}} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \dots + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\), for all natural numbers \(n \ge 2\).

Question. 14

\(2 + 4 + 6 + \dots + 2n = n^2 + n\) for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 15

\(1 + 2 + 2^2 + \dots + 2^n = 2^{n+1} - 1\) for all natural numbers \(n\).

Question. 16

\(1 + 5 + 9 + \dots + (4n - 3) = n(2n - 1)\) for all natural numbers \(n\).

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 4 : PRINCIPLE OF MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION – Short Answer Questions | Detailed Answers