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BOOKS - MTG WBJEE MATHS (HINGLISH)
PRINCIPLE OF MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION
Wb Jee Workout
1. The statement P(n):
' ' 1 × 1 ! + 2 × 2 ! + 3 × 3 ! + ... + n × Xn ! = (n + 1) ! − 1' ' is
A. true for all n > 1
B. not true for any n
C. true for all n ∈ N
D. None of these
Answer: C
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2. Let 2
P (n) : n + n is an odd integer and P (K) ⇒ P (k + 1) is
true, then P(n) is true for all
A. n > 2
B. n > 1
C. n
D. None of these
Answer: D
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3. The greatest positive integer which divides
n( + 1)(n + 2)...(n + 1 − )[n ∈ N ] is
A. r !
B. (r + 1) !
C. n + r
D. n − r + 1
Answer: A
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4. Let P(n) be a statement such that truth ofP (n) ⇒ the truth of
P(n + 1)[ n ∈ N, then P(n) is true
A. ∀n > 1
B. ∀n
C. Nothing can be said
D. ∀n > k ( k is some fixed positive integer )
Answer: C
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5. LetP (n) = n(n + 1) is an even number , then which of the
following is true ?
A. p(3)
B. p(100)
C. p(50)
D. All of these
Answer: D
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6. Let P(n) be the statement n
3
is 3m such that m is a positive
+ n
integer, then which of the following is true?
A. P (1)
B. p(2)
C. P (3)
D. P (4)
Answer: C
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7. Let the statement r 2
> 100, the statement P(k+1) will he true if
A. P (1) is true
B. P(2) is true
C. P(K ) is true
D. None of these
Answer: C
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8. If P (n) be the statement n(n + 1) + 1 is odd , then which of the
following is even ?
A. P (2)
B. P (3)
C. P (4)
D. None of these
Answer: D
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9. The statement P (n) = 9
th n
− 8 , when divided by 8, always
leaves the remainder
A. 1
B. 3
C. 1
D. 7
Answer: C
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10. Let P(k): 2 + 4 + 6 + ... + 2k = kk + 1) + 2, then the statement P(m +
1) will be true if
A. P(1) is true
B. P(2) is true
C. P(m ) is true
D. None of these
Answer: C
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11. Let P (n) = 2
3n
− 7n − 1 then P (n) is divisible by
A. 63
B. 36
C. 49
D. 25
Answer: C
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12. If n ∈ N, then 11 n+2
+ 12
2n + 1
is divisible by
A. 113
B. 123
C. 133
D. None of these
Answer: C
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13. Let P (n) n
= 5
n
− 2 , P (n) is divisible by 3λ where λ and n both
are odd positive integers then the least value of n and λ will be
A. 13
B. 11
C. 1
D. 5
Answer: C
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14. Let P (n) : a
n n
+ b such that a, b are even , then P(n) will be
divisible by a + b if
A. n > 1
B. n is odd
C. n is even
D. None of these
Answer: B
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15. If a,b are any two odd positive integers such that . Then
a > b
the largest positive integer which divides all the numbers of the
numbers of the form a 1 2
− b Is
A. 6
B. 5
C. 8
D. 9
Answer: C
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16. For all positive integers ,
n > 1
{x(x
n−1
− na
n−1 n
) + a (n − 1)} is divisible by
A. (x-a)
B. x-a
C. 2(x-a)
D. x+a
Answer: B
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17. For each n ∈ N, 2
3n
− 1 is divisible by
A. 7
B. 8
C. 6
D. 16
Answer: A
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18. Let n
P (n) : 2 < (1 × 2 × 3 × …. × n) . Then the smallest
positive integers for which P(n ) is true , is
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: D
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19. If P (n) is the statement ,
1 1 1 1 1 n
'' + + + + …. . + =
1 × 2 2 × 3 2 × 3 3 × 4 n(n + 1) n + 1
' then P(n) is true for
A. n > 2
B. n ∈ Z
C. n ∈ N
D. No value of n
Answer: C
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20. For each natural number the statement
P (n) = n(n + 1)(2n + 1) is divisible by
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 4
Answer: A
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21. Let P(n) be the statement 2
n − n − 41 is prime , then which of
the following is not true ?
A. P (2)
B. P (3)
C. P (41)
D. None of these
Answer: C
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22. Let P (n) : 2
n+2
< 3
n
, is true for
A. n ∈ N
B. n > n, ∀ n ∈ N
C. n > 2, ∀ n ∈ N
D. None of these
Answer: B
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23. Let P (n) : 1 + + + …. +
2
< 2 − , is true
4 9 n n
A. ∀n
B. for n=1
C. For n > I, ∀ n ∈ N
D. None of these
Answer: C
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24. Let P (n) : s
n
> n ∀n ∈ N and k
2 > k, ∀ n = K then which of
the following is true ∀k ≥ 2?
A. 2 k
> 5K > 1
B. 2 k+1
> 2k > k + 1
C. 2 k
> 2(k + 1) > k
D. None of these
Answer: B
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25. If n is a positive integer , then 5
2n + 2
− 24n − 25 is divisible by
A. 574
B. 575
C. 674
D. 576
Answer: D
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26. Let P( n) be the statement represent the sum of three
successive natural numbers ∀ n ∈ N, then the smallest value of n
for which P (n) is divisible by 9 , is
A. 1
B. 3!
C. 3
D. 9!
Answer: A
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27. The inequality n ! > 2
n
is true for
A. n ≥ 4
B. n > 1
C. n > 2
D. ∀ n, n ∈ N
Answer: A
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28. The sum S n
= n
3
+ 3n
2
+ 5n + 3 is divisible by
A. 3 ∀ n ∈ N
B. 4 ∀ n ∈ N
C. 5 ∀ n ∈ N
D. can't be determined
Answer: A
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29. IF a and b are natural numbers such that a
2 2
− b is prime
number then a 2
− b
2
equals
A. a + b
B. a − b
C. ab
D. 1
Answer: A
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5 3
n n 7n
30. Let P (n) = + + is natural number , is true
5 3 15
statement
A. Only for n > 1
B. only for n is an odd positive integer
C. Only for n is an even positive integer
D. ∀n ∈ N
Answer: D
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Wb Jee Previous Years Questions
1. The remainder obtained when 1 ! + 2 ! + 3 ! + …. . + 11 ! is
divided by 12 is
A. 9
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Answer: A
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2. Let a, b, c, d be any four real numbers , then a
n n
+ b
n
= c + d
n
holds for any natural number n, if
A. a + b = c + d
B. a − b = c − d
C. a + b = C + d, a
2
+ b
2
= c
2
+ d
2
D. a − b − c − d, a 2
− b
2
= c
2
− d
2
Answer: D
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3. For +ve integer n, n 3
+ 2n is always divisible by
A. 3
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: A
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4. 7
2n
+ 16 − 1(n ∈ N ) is divisible by
A. 65
B. 63
C. 61
D. 64
Answer: D
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