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1. The following theorem can be proved by induction. State the proposition form you’d use to...

1. The following theorem can be proved by induction. State the proposition form you’d use to prove the statement and complete the base case.

Theorem: Suppose s : N → N be a function such that s(0) = 0 and s(n + 1) = s(n) + 1/[(n+1)(n+2)]. Then, s(n) =n/n+1

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