NUTECH
National University of Technology Islamabad
Course: Discrete Structures Assignment -3 Total Marks: 10
Class: BSCY Course code: GE-120 Submission Date: 18-12-2024
Note Use A4 size pages only (CLO-2, PLO-1) Marks
1. Verify that for all n≥1, the sum of the squares of the first 2n positive integers is
given by the formula:
n(2n+1)(4n+1)
12 + 22 + 32 +⋯+(2n)2= .
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2. Verify that for any positive integer n, 6𝑛 − 1 is divisible by 5.
n(3n−1)
3. Prove that for all n ≥ 1, 1 + 4 + 7 + · · · + (3n − 2) = .
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4. Consider the sequence of real numbers defined by the relations
𝑥1 = 1 and 𝑥n+1=√1 + 2𝑥n for n ≥ 1.
Use the Principle of Mathematical Induction to show that 𝑥n < 4 for all n ≥ 1.