Proving P(1) to be true is known as _______ .
Basic Step
Inductive Step
Hypothesis step
All of the these
I step of Induction is known as the basic step.
Assuming the truth of P(k) and proving P(k + 1) to be true, for some integer k is known as the _______ .
'If P(n) is a statement about natural numbers, mathematical induction may be used to prove P(n) only if P(1) is true.' State true or false.
Which of the following illustrates the inductive step to prove a statement P(n) about natural numbers n by mathematical induction, where k is an arbitrary natural number?