To prove: The given statement is true for all the positive integers.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The statement is given as:
Put the value of the n equal to 1:
Since, 8 is divisible by 4 then the statement is true for n equal to 1.
Now assuming for
As
Here, it is required to show
From the above expression,
Therefore, it is simplified that the
Thus, the given statement is proved.
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