Friday, 6 November 2015

number theory - Prove that 25n+1+5n+2 is divisible by 27 for any positive integer




My question is related to using mathematical induction to prove that 25n+1+5n+2 is divisible by 27 for any positive integer.



Work so far:



(1) For n = 1:



25(1)+1+5(1)+2=26+53=64+125=189



Check if divisible by 27: 189 mod 27 = 0
As no remainder is left, the base case is divisible by 27.




(2) Assume n=k, then 25k+1+5k+2=27k



(3) Prove that this is true for n = k + 1:



25(k+1)+1+5(k+1)+2


=25k+5+1+5k+1+2

=3225k+1+55k+2

=?




I know I am supposed to factor out 27 somehow, I just cant seem to figure it out. Any help would be appreciated.


Answer



Use the fact that 32=5+27 to get
25(k+1)+1+5k+1+2=25k+6+5k+3=3225k+1+55k+2=525k+1+2725k+1+55k+2=5(25k+1+5k+2)+2725k+1=27(5t+25k+1)

for some positive integer t. The result follows.


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