FP1 June 2009 Q8

EdexcelOld spec14 marksInductionMatrices

8. Prove by induction that, for \(n \in \mathbb{Z}^+\),

(a) \(\mathrm{f}(n) = 5^n + 8n + 3\) is divisible by 4, (7)
(b) \(\begin{pmatrix} 3 & -2 \\ 2 & -1 \end{pmatrix}^n = \begin{pmatrix} 2n + 1 & -2n \\ 2n & 1 - 2n \end{pmatrix}\) (7)