Maths Question:
$\begin{align} & \text{Use the method of mathematical induction to establish} \\ & \text{ }{{2}^{n}}>n \\ & n\text{ is assumed to be positive integer} \\\end{align}$
Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & {{2}^{n}}>n \\ & \text{When }n=1 \\ & {{2}^{1}}>1 \\ & \text{when }n=2 \\ & {{2}^{2}}>2 \\ & \text{The formula is valid for }n \\ & \text{Let }n=k \\ & {{2}^{k}}>k \\ & \text{For }k+1 \\ & {{2}^{k+1}}={{2}^{k}}\cdot 2>2k\text{ (by assumption} \\ & {{2}^{k+1}}>2k \\ & Since\text{ }2k=k+k>k+1\text{ for all }k>1,\text{ it follows that} \\ & {{2}^{k+1}}>2k>k+1 \\ & \text{Hence, }{{2}^{n}}>n\text{ for all integers }n\ge 1 \\\end{align}$
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