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September 14th, 2009, 08:19 PM
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Induction Question
I have another induction question. Here's my work. I think I got it right(except the base case).
Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
The question goes as this: Prove using induction that the nth Fibonacci # is at most 2^n.
my work:
P(1) aka base case is ...k = 2^k
1= 2^1 I don't understand how to get it equal and making it check.
P(k): 1+1+3+5+........+k+ 2^k
P(k+1): 1+1+3+5+........k +(k+1) = 2^k +(k+1)
And that's all I got up to. I think it will hold true.
Last edited by coder752; September 14th, 2009 at 08:21 PM.
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