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Old July 4th, 2009, 07:21 AM
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Question Mathematical Induction

Let p greater than or equal to 3 be an integer.Alpha and beta are the roots of x^2-(p+1)x+1=0.Using mathematical induction ,prove that alpha^n+beta^n
1)is an integer
2)is not divisible by p
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