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Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Easy problem

The inductive step for "3∣n3+2n3 \mid n^3 + 2n for all n≥1n \ge 1" computes the change from n=kn = k to n=k+1n = k + 1: ((k+1)3+2(k+1))−(k3+2k)=3k2+3k+3\big((k+1)^3 + 2(k+1)\big) - (k^3 + 2k) = 3k^2 + 3k + 3, a multiple of 33. What is this change when k=5k = 5?

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