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Question Number 2750 by RasheedAhmad last updated on 26/Nov/15

Prove that:  (i)  2^n >n^2   for all integral values  of  n≥5  (ii) n!>3^(n−1) ,for all integral values  of n≥5

$${Prove}\:{that}: \\ $$ $$\left({i}\right)\:\:\mathrm{2}^{{n}} >{n}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:{for}\:{all}\:{integral}\:{values} \\ $$ $${of}\:\:{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5} \\ $$ $$\left({ii}\right)\:{n}!>\mathrm{3}^{{n}−\mathrm{1}} ,{for}\:{all}\:{integral}\:{values} \\ $$ $${of}\:{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5} \\ $$

Answered by Yozzi last updated on 26/Nov/15

(Skeletons of proofs)  (i) Let P(n): 2^n >n^2  , ∀n≥5,n∈Z.  P(5): 2^5 =32>25=5^2   ⇒P(n) true for n=5.    Supppose P(n) true for n=k (k≥5):                   2^k >k^2   P(k+1): 2^k >k^2   ×2:          2^(k+1) >2k^2       2^(k+1) >k^2 +k^2 −2k+1+2k−1       2^(k+1) >k^2 −2k−1+(k+1)^2   2^(k+1) >(k−1)^2 −2+(k+1)^2   ∵ k≥5⇒k−1≥4⇒(k−1)^2 ≥16  (k−1)^2 −2≥14>0  ∴(k−1)^2 −2+(k+1)^2 >(k+1)^2   Hence, 2^(k+1) >(k+1)^2 .  ∴ P(k)⇒P(k+1)  ∵ P(5) is true, by P.M.I, 2^n >n^2    ∀n≥5,n∈Z.    (ii) Let P(n): n!>3^(n−1) , n≥5,n∈Z.  P(5): 5!=120>3^4 =81  ∴ P(n) true for n=5.    Suppose P(n) true for n=k (k≥5):                         k!>3^(k−1)   P(k+1):  k!>3^(k−1)   ×(k+1>0):  (k+1)!>(k+1)3^(k−1)   ∵ k≥5⇒k+1≥6⇒(k+1)3^(k−1) ≥6×3^(k−1)   (k+1)3^(k−1) ≥2×3^k >3^k   Hence, (k+1)!>3^([k+1]−1) .  ∴ P(k)⇒P(k+1)  Since P(5) is true, by P.M.I,  k!>3^(k−1)  ∀n≥5,n∈Z.

$$\left({Skeletons}\:{of}\:{proofs}\right) \\ $$ $$\left({i}\right)\:{Let}\:{P}\left({n}\right):\:\mathrm{2}^{{n}} >{n}^{\mathrm{2}} \:,\:\forall{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5},{n}\in\mathbb{Z}. \\ $$ $${P}\left(\mathrm{5}\right):\:\mathrm{2}^{\mathrm{5}} =\mathrm{32}>\mathrm{25}=\mathrm{5}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $$\Rightarrow{P}\left({n}\right)\:{true}\:{for}\:{n}=\mathrm{5}. \\ $$ $$ \\ $$ $${Supppose}\:{P}\left({n}\right)\:{true}\:{for}\:{n}={k}\:\left({k}\geqslant\mathrm{5}\right): \\ $$ $$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}} >{k}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $${P}\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right):\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}} >{k}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $$×\mathrm{2}:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} >\mathrm{2}{k}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $$\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} >{k}^{\mathrm{2}} +{k}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{k}+\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{2}{k}−\mathrm{1} \\ $$ $$\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} >{k}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{k}−\mathrm{1}+\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $$\mathrm{2}^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} >\left({k}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}+\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $$\because\:{k}\geqslant\mathrm{5}\Rightarrow{k}−\mathrm{1}\geqslant\mathrm{4}\Rightarrow\left({k}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \geqslant\mathrm{16} \\ $$ $$\left({k}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}\geqslant\mathrm{14}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$ $$\therefore\left({k}−\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}+\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} >\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$ $${Hence},\:\mathrm{2}^{{k}+\mathrm{1}} >\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} . \\ $$ $$\therefore\:{P}\left({k}\right)\Rightarrow{P}\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$ $$\because\:{P}\left(\mathrm{5}\right)\:{is}\:{true},\:{by}\:{P}.{M}.{I},\:\mathrm{2}^{{n}} >{n}^{\mathrm{2}} \: \\ $$ $$\forall{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5},{n}\in\mathbb{Z}. \\ $$ $$ \\ $$ $$\left({ii}\right)\:{Let}\:{P}\left({n}\right):\:{n}!>\mathrm{3}^{{n}−\mathrm{1}} ,\:{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5},{n}\in\mathbb{Z}. \\ $$ $${P}\left(\mathrm{5}\right):\:\mathrm{5}!=\mathrm{120}>\mathrm{3}^{\mathrm{4}} =\mathrm{81} \\ $$ $$\therefore\:{P}\left({n}\right)\:{true}\:{for}\:{n}=\mathrm{5}. \\ $$ $$ \\ $$ $${Suppose}\:{P}\left({n}\right)\:{true}\:{for}\:{n}={k}\:\left({k}\geqslant\mathrm{5}\right): \\ $$ $$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:{k}!>\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$ $${P}\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right):\:\:{k}!>\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$ $$×\left({k}+\mathrm{1}>\mathrm{0}\right):\:\:\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)!>\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$ $$\because\:{k}\geqslant\mathrm{5}\Rightarrow{k}+\mathrm{1}\geqslant\mathrm{6}\Rightarrow\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \geqslant\mathrm{6}×\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$ $$\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \geqslant\mathrm{2}×\mathrm{3}^{{k}} >\mathrm{3}^{{k}} \\ $$ $${Hence},\:\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right)!>\mathrm{3}^{\left[{k}+\mathrm{1}\right]−\mathrm{1}} . \\ $$ $$\therefore\:{P}\left({k}\right)\Rightarrow{P}\left({k}+\mathrm{1}\right) \\ $$ $${Since}\:{P}\left(\mathrm{5}\right)\:{is}\:{true},\:{by}\:{P}.{M}.{I}, \\ $$ $${k}!>\mathrm{3}^{{k}−\mathrm{1}} \:\forall{n}\geqslant\mathrm{5},{n}\in\mathbb{Z}. \\ $$

Commented byRasheedAhmad last updated on 26/Nov/15

Nice!

$$\mathcal{N}{ice}! \\ $$

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