One of the only reasons why the mathematical induction works is beacause of the well ordering principle. The well ordering principle states that every non empty su stet of a natural number has a least element. We use mathematical induction in order to prove an equation.
Let's say we were tryin to prove the equation that
(2n-1)=n^2
Step 1: we have to prove the statement is true at the starting point (n=1)
Step 2: assume tha the statement is true for n. Prove the statement is true for n+1
good job, nice example
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