True or False
The expression above is not a multiple of 169 for all natural numbers .
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It is false .
3 3 n + 3 − 2 6 n − 2 7
The expression is a multiple of 1 6 9 for all natural n , let's prove that.
For n = 1 we are asserting that ⇒ 3 6 − 5 3 = 6 7 6 = 1 6 9 ⋅ 4 is divisible by 1 6 9 , which is evident.
Assume the assertion is true for n − 1 , n > 1 . i.e assume that
3 3 n − 2 6 n − 1 = 1 6 9 N
for some integer N . Then
⇒ 3 3 n + 3 − 2 6 n − 2 7 = 2 7 ⋅ 3 3 n − 2 6 n − 2 7 = 2 7 ( 3 3 n − 2 6 n − 1 ) + 6 7 6 n
which reduces to
2 7 ⋅ 1 6 9 N + 1 6 9 ⋅ 4 n
which is divisible by 1 6 9 .