Suppose that we want to prove that for every integer n
1+6+11+16+...+(5n−4)=2n(5n−3)A student writes the following outline for the proof of induction:
Assume that
1+6+11+16+...+(5k−4)=2k(5k−3)
You aim to prove that
1+6+11+16+...+(5k−4)+(5(k+1)−4)=2(k+1)(5(k+1)−3)You can do this by substituting our result for n=k
2k(5k−3)+(5(k+1)−4)=2(k+1)(5(k+1)−3)And then you can use algebra to get both the sides to the same form.
The student missed a step. Write down the name of the missing step.