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Homework Help: Proving a recurrence relation by induction

  1. Nov 9, 2011 #1

    kobraa

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    Solved!
     
    Last edited: Nov 9, 2011
    kobraa, Nov 9, 2011
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  3. Nov 9, 2011 #2

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    what's wrong with
    a(k-1) = -2 - (k-1) + (-1)k-1 + 4(3)k-1
     
    Office_Shredder, Nov 9, 2011
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