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**Exercise Set 5.3**
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1. Use mathematical induction (and the proof of proposition 5.3.1 as a model) to
show that any amount of money of at least 14¢ can be made up using 3¢ and 8¢
coins.
2. Use mathematical induction to show that any postage of at least 12¢ can be
obtained using 3¢ and 7¢ stamps.
3. Stamps are sold in packages containing either 5 stamps or 8 stamps.
a. Show that a person can obtain 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 21, 24, or 25 stamps
by buying a collection of 5-stamp packages and 8-stamp packages.
b. Use mathematical induction to show that any quantity of at least 28 stamps
can be obtained by buying a collection of 5-stamp packages and 8-stamp packages.
4. For each positive integer $n$, let $P(n)$ be the sentence that describes the
following divisibility property:
$$ 5^n - 1 \text{ is divisible by } 4 $$
a. Write $P(0)$. Is $P(0)$ true?
b. Write $P(k)$.
c. Write $P(k + 1)$.
d. In a proof by mathematical induction that this divisibility property holds
for every integer $n \geq 0$, what must be shown in the inductive step?
5. For each positive integer $n$, let $P(n)$ be the inequality
$$ 2^n < (n + 1)! $$
a. Write $P(2)$. Is $P(2)$ true?
b. Write $P(k)$.
c. Write $P(k + 1)$.
d. In a proof by mathematical induction that this inequality holds for every
integer $n \geq 2$, what must be shown in the inductive step?
6. For each positive integer $n$, let $P(n)$ be the sentence
Any checkerboard with dimensions $2 \times 3n$ can be completely covered with
L-shaped trominoes.
a. Write $P(1)$. Is $P(1)$ true?
b. Write $P(k)$.
c. Write $P(k + 1)$.
d. In a proof by mathematical induction that $P(n)$ is true for each integer
$n \geq 1$, what must be shown in the inductive step?
7. For each positive integer $n$, let $P(n)$ be the sentence
In any round-robin tournament involving $n$ teams, the teams can be labeled
$T_1$, $T_2$, $T_3$, \dots, $T_n$, so that $T_i$ beats $T_{i + 1}$ for every
$i = 1, 2, \dots, n$.
a. Write $P(2)$. Is $P(2)$ true?
b. Write $P(k)$.
c. Write $P(k + 1)$.
d. In a proof by mathematical induction that $P(n)$ is true for each integer
$n \geq 2$, what must be shown in the inductive step?
Prove each statement in 8-23 by mathematical induction.
8. $5^n - 1$ is divisible by $4$, for every integer $n \geq 0$.
9. $7^n - 1$ is divisible by $6$, for every integer $n \geq 0$.
10. $n^3 - 7n + 3$ is divisible by $3$, for each integer $n \geq 0$.
11. $3^{2n} - 1$ is divisible by $8$, for every integer $n \geq 0$.
12. For any integer $n \geq 0$, $7^n - 2^n$ is divisible by $5$.
13. For any integer $n \geq 0$, $x^n -y^n$ is divisible by $x - y$, where $x$
and $y$ are any integers with $x \neq y$.
14. $n^3 - n$ is divisible by $6$, for each integer $n \geq 0$.
15. $n(n^2 + 5)$ is divisible by $6$, for each integer $n \geq 0$.
16. $2^n < (n + 1)!$, for every integer $n \geq 2$.
17. $1 + 3n \leq 4^n$, for every integer $n \geq 0$.
18. $5^n + 9 < 6^n$, for each integer $n \geq 2$.
19. $n^2 < 2^n$, for every integer $n \geq 5$.
20. $2^n < (n + 2)!$, for each integer $n \geq 0$.
21. $\sqrt{n} < \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1}} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \dots + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}$,
for every integer $n \geq 2$.
22. $1 + nx \leq (1 + x)^n$, for every real number $x > -1$ and every integer
$n \geq 2$.
23.
a. $n^3 > 2n + 1$, for each integer $n \geq 2$.
b. $n! > n^2$, for each integer $n \geq 4$.
24. A sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots$ is defined by letting $a_1 = 3$ and
$a_k = 7a_{k - 1}$ for each integer $k \geq 2$. Show that
$a_n = 3 \cdot 7^{n - 1}$ for every integer $n \geq 1$.
25. A sequence $b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots$ is defined by letting $b_0 = 5$ and
$b_k = 4 + b_{k - 1}$ for each integer $k \geq 1$. Show that $b_n > 4n$ for
every integer $n \geq 0$.
26. A sequence $c_0, c_1, c_2, \dots$ is defined by letting $c_0 = 3$ and
$c_k = (c_{k - 1})^2$ for every integer $k \geq 1$. Show that $c_n = 3^{2n}$
for each integer $n \geq 0$.
27. A sequence $d_1, d_2, d_3, \dots$ is defined by letting $d_1 = 2$ and
$d_k = \dfrac{d_{k - 1}}{k}$ for each integer $k \geq 2$. Show that for
every integer $n \geq 1$, $d_n = \dfrac{2}{n!}$.
28. Prove that for every integer $n \geq 1$,
$$ \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1 + 3 + 5 + \dots + (2n - 1)}{(2n + 1)(2n + 3) + \dots + (2n + (2n - 1))} $$
Exercises 29 and 30 use the definition of string and string length from page 13
in Section 1.4. Recursive definitions for these terms are given in section 5.9.
29. A set $L$ consists of strings obtained by juxtaposing one or more of _abb_,
_bab_, and _bba_. Use mathematical induction to prove that for every integer
$n \geq 1$, if a string $s$ in $L$ has a length $3n$, then $s$ contains an
even number of _b_'s.
30. A set $S$ consists of strings obtgained by juxtaposing one or more copies of
1110 and 0111. Use mathematical induction to prove that for every integer
$n \geq 1$, if a string $s$ in $S$ has a length $4n$, then the number of 1's
in $s$ is a multiple of 3.
31. Use mathematical induction to give an alternative proof for the statement
proved in Example 4.9.9:
For any positive integer $n$, a complete graph on $n$ vertices has
$\dfrac{n(n - 1)}{2}$ edges. _Hint:_ Let $P(n)$ be the sentence, "the number of
edges in a complete graph on $n$ vertices is $\dfrac{n(n - 1)}{2}$."
32. Some $5 \times 5$ checkerboards with one square removed can be completely
covered by L-shaped trominoes, whereas other $5 \times 5$ checkerboards
cannot. Find examples of both kinds of checkerboards. Justify your answers.
33. Consider a $4 \times 6$ checkerboard. Draw a covering of the board by
L-shaped trominoes.
34.
a. Use mathematical induction to prove that for each integer $n \geq 1$, any
checkerboard with dimensions $2 \times 3n$ can be completely covered with
L-shaped trominoes.
b. Let $n$ be any integer greater than or equal to $1$. Use the result of part
(a) to prove by mathematical induction that for every integer $m$, any
checkerboard with dimensions $2m \times 3n$ can be completely covered with
L-shaped trominoes.
35. Let $m$ and $n$ be any integers that are greater than or equal to $1$.
a. Prove that a necessary condition for an $m \times n$ checkerboard to be
completely coverable by L-shaped trominoes is that $mn$ be divisible by $3$.
b. Prove that having $$ be divisible by $3$ is not a sufficient condition for an
$m \times n$ checkerboard to be completely covered by L-shaped trominoes.
36. In a round-robin tournament each team plays every other team exactly once
with ties not allowed. If the teams are labeled $T_1, T_2, \dots, T_n$, then
the outcome of such a tournament can be represented by a directed graph, in
which the teams are represented as dots and an arrow is drawn from one dot
to another if, and only if, the following team represented by the first dot
beats the team represented by the second dot. For example, the following
directed graph shows one outcome of a round-robin tournament involving five
teams, A, B, C, D, and E.
See Page 322 for image.
Use mathematical induction to show that in any round-robin tournament involving
$n$ teams, where $n \geq 2$, it is possible to label the teams
$T_1, T_2, \dots, T_n$ so that $T_i$ beats $T_{i + 1}$ for all
$i = 1, 2, \dots n - 1$,. (For instance, one such labeling in the example above
is $T_1 = 1, T_2 = B, T_3 = C, T_4 = E, T_5 = D$.) (_Hint:_ Given $k + 1$ teams,
pick one - say $T'$ - and apply the inductive hypothesis to the remaining teams
to obtain an ordering $T_1, T_2, \dots, T_k$. Consider three cases: $T'$ beats
$T_1$, $T'$ loses to the first $m$ teams (where $1 \leq m \leq k - 1$) and beats
the $(m + 1)$st team, and $T'$ loses to all the other teams.)
37. On the outside rim of a circular disk the integers from $1$ through $30$ are
painted in random order. Show that no matter what this order is, there must
be three successive integers whose sum is at least 45.
38. Suppose that $n$ _a_'s and $n$ _b_'s are distributed around the outside of a
circle. Use mathematical induction to prove that for any integer $n \geq 1$,
given any such arrangement, it is possible to find a starting point so that
if you travel around the circle in a clock-wise direction, the number of
_a_'s you pass is never less than the number of _b_'s you have passed. For
example, in the diagram shown below, you could start at the _a_ with an
asterisk.
See Page 322 for image.
39. For a polygon to be **convex** means that given any two points on or inside
the polygon, the line joining the points lies entirely inside the polygon.
Use mathematical induction to prove that for every integer $n \geq 3$, the
angles of any $n$-sided convex polygon add up to $180(n - 2)$ degrees.
40.
a. Prove that in an $8 \times 8$ checkerboard with alternating black and white
squares, if the squares in the top right and bottom left corners are removed the
remaining board cannot be covered with dominoes. (_Hint:_ Mathematical induction
is not needed for this proof.)
b. Use mathematical induction to prove that for each positive integer $n$, if a
$2n \times 2n$ checkerboard with alternating black and white squares has one
white square and one black square removed anywhere on the board, the remaining
squares can be covered with dominoes.
41. A group of people are positioned so that the distance between any two people
is different from the distance between any other two people. Suppose that
the group contains an odd number of people and each person sends a message
to their nearest neighbor. Use mathematical induction to prove that at least
one person does not receive a message from anyone. [This exercise is
inspired by the article "Odd Pie Fights" by L. Carmony, _The Mathematics
Teacher_, **72**(1), 1979, 61-64.]
42. Show that for any integer $n$, it is possible to find a group of $n$ people
who are all positioned so that the distance between any two people is
different from the distance between any other two people, so that each
person sends a message to their nearest neighbor, and so that every person
in the group receives a message from another person in the group.
43. Define a game as follows: You begin with an urn that contains a mixture of
white and black balls, and during the game you have access to as many
additional white and black balls as you might need. In each move you remove
two balls from the urn without looking at their colors. If the balls are the
same color, you put in one black ball. If the balls are different colors,
you put the white ball back into the urn and keep the black ball out.
Because each move reduces the number of balls in the urn by one, the game
will end with a single ball in the urn. If you know how many white balls and
how many black balls are initially in the urn, can you predict the color of
the ball at the end of the game? [This exercise is based on one described in
"Why correctness must be a mathematical concern" by E.W. Djikstra,
www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD07xx/EWD720.html.]
a. Map out all possibilities for playing the game starting with two balls in the
urn, then three balls, and then four balls. For each case keep track of the
number of white and black balls you start with and the color of the ball at the
end of the game.
b. Does the number of white balls seem to be predictive? Does the number of
black balls seem to be predictive? Make a conjecture about the color of the ball
at the end of the game given the numbers of white and black balls at the
beginning.
c. Use mathematical induction to prove the conjecture you made in part (b).
44. Let $P(n)$ be the following sentence: Given any graph $G$ with $n$ vertices
satisfying the condition that every vertex of $G$ has degree at most $M$,
then the vertices of $G$ can be colored with at most $M + 1$ colors in such
a way that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. Use mathematical
induction to prove this statement is true for every integer $n \geq 1$.
In order for a proof by mathematical induction to be valid, the basis statement
must be true for $n = a$ and the argument of the inductive step must be correct
for every integer $k \geq a$. IN 45 and 46 find the mistakes in the "proofs" by
mathematical induction.
45.
**"Theorem:"** For any integer $n \geq 1$, all the numbers in a set of $n$
numbers are equal to each other.
**"Proof (by mathematical induction):** It is obviously true that all the
numbers in a set consisting of just one number are equal to each other, so the
basis step is true. For the inductive step, let
$A = \{a_1, a_2, \dots, a_k, a_{k + 1}\}$ be any set of $k + 1$ numbers. Form
two subsets each of size $k$:
$$ B = \{a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, a_k\} \text{ and } $$
$$ C = \{a_1, a_3, a_4, \dots, a_{k + 1}} $$
($B$ consists of all the numbers in $A$ except $a_{k + 1}$, and $C$ consists of
all the numbers in $A$ except $a_2$.) By inductive hypothesis, all the numbers
in $B$ equal $a_1$ and all the numbers in $C$ equal $a_1$ (since both sets have
only $k$ numbers). But every number in $A$ is in $B$ or $C$, so all the numbers
in $A$ equal $a_1$; hence all are equal to each other."
46.
**"Theorem:"** For every integer $n \geq 1$, $3^n - 2$ is even.
**"Proof (by mathematical induction):** Suppose the theorem is true for an
integer $k$, where $k \geq 1$. That is, suppose that $3^k - 2$ is even. We must
show that $3^{k + 1} - 2$ is even. Observe that
$$ 3^{k + 1} - 2 = 3^k \cdot 3 - 2 = 3^k(1 + 2) - 2 $$
$$ = (3^k - 2) + 3^k \cdot 2 $$
Now $3^k - 2$ is even by inductive hypothesis and $3^k \cdot 2$ is even by
inspection. Hence the sum of the two quantities is even (by Theorem 4.1.1). It
follows that $3^{k + 1} - 2$ is even, which is what we needed to show."