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26.5.1 Why We Need Induction

26.5 Mathematical Induction

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26.5.1 Why We Need Induction

Core idea

Checking the first few terms doesn't prove them all, so we need a way to settle infinitely many n in one stroke

Module goal. Provide a rigorous proof tool for statements that must hold for every positive integer n, circling back to the general terms and sum formulas found earlier.
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