How to Prove Recurrence Relations by Induction?

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Prove the following recurrence by induction
T(n) = 2T(n/2) + n lg n = Θ ( n lg^2 n ), T(1) = 1

This to me looks scary and I was wondering if anybody had a heads up on how to solve for this
 
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Suppose T(n) is true. From that supposition show that T(n+1) is true. That is the proof by induction.
 
CEL said:
Suppose T(n) is true. From that supposition show that T(n+1) is true. That is the proof by induction.
Not forgetting to prove T(1) to be true first as well.
 
Fightfish said:
Not forgetting to prove T(1) to be true first as well.

T(1) is assumed to be 1, by the hypothesis.