Prove, disprove, or give a counterexample:
n∑i=0(32)i=2(32)n+1−2.
I went about this as a proof by induction. I did the base case and got the LHS = RHS. When I went to show P(k)⟹P(k+1) I could not get the LHS to equal the RHS. Is this because it isn't a proof by induction? Or, that it cannot be proved?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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