Use mathematical induction to prove the statement.n! > 2n, n ≥ 4

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Use mathematical induction to prove the statement.
n! > 2n, n ≥ 4

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To prove the statement by using mathematical induction,

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(i)  The above formula is valid when n = 4, because,

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