JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION

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A student was asked to prove a statement

P(n)

by induction. He proved that

P(k+1)

is true whenever

P(k)

is true for all

k>5 \in \mathrm{N}

and also that

P(5)

is true. On the basis of this he could conclude that

P(n)

is true

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Correct option: C

for all

n \geq 5

Option C (for all

n \geq 5

) is correct because the base case is P(5) and the inductive step holds for k > 5, meaning it holds for all n greater than or equal to 5.

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