Mathematical Induction - JEE Main Previous Year Question with Solutions

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JEE Main Previous Year Question of Math with Solutions are available at eSaral. Practicing JEE Main Previous Year Papers Questions of mathematics will help the JEE aspirants in realizing the question pattern as well as help in analyzing weak & strong areas. eSaral helps the students in clearing and understanding each topic in a better way. eSaral is providing complete chapter-wise notes of Class 11th and 12th both for all subjects. Besides this, eSaral also offers NCERT Solutions, Previous year questions for JEE Main and Advance, Practice questions, Test Series for JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET, Important questions of Physics, Chemistry, Math, and Biology and many more. Download eSaral app for free study material and video tutorials. [esquestion] Statement - 1: For each natural number $$ n,(n+1)^{7}-n^{7}-1 \text { is divisible by } 7 \text { . } $$ Statement - 2: For each natural number $n, n^{7}-n$ is divisible by 7 (1) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. (2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1. (3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1. (4) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. #tag# [AIEEE-2011] #sol# (2) Statement-2: $P(n)=n^{7}-n$ Put $n=1, \quad 1-1=0$ is divisible by 7 Let $n=k, \quad P(k)=k^{7}-k$ is divisible by 7 Put $n=k+1$ $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{k}+1)=(\mathrm{k}+1)^{7}-(\mathrm{k}+1)$ $=\mathrm{k}^{7}+^{7} \mathrm{C}_{1} \mathrm{k}^{6}+\ldots \ldots+^{7} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{k}+1-\mathrm{k}-1$ $=\left(\mathrm{k}^{7}-\mathrm{k}\right)+$ multiple of 7 $\Rightarrow \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{k}+1)$ is divisible by 7 Hence $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{n})=\mathrm{n}^{7}-\mathrm{n}$ is divisible by 7 Now statement- 1 $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{n})=(\mathrm{n}+1)^{7}-\mathrm{n}^{7}-1$ $(\mathrm{n}+1)^{7}=(\mathrm{R}+1)^{7}-\left(\mathrm{n}^{7}-1\right.$ $\quad$ divisible by $7 \quad$ is divisible by 7 $\Rightarrow \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{n})=(\mathrm{n}+1)^{7}-\mathrm{n}^{7}-1$ is divisible by 7 [/esquestion]

Mathematical Induction is one entry in the wider Maths PYQ collection; explore the JEE Mains chapter wise PYQ page for the full list.

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