Confusion with algebraic manipulation of inductive step

32 Views Asked by At

This algebraic leap in the induction step confused me.

(k+1)!-1+(k+1)(k+1)!=(1+k+1)(k+1)!-1

Can somebody help me understand the algebra of this?

1

There are 1 best solutions below

1
On BEST ANSWER

Well, $(k+1)!-1 +(k+1)(k+1)! = (k+1)! + (k+1)(k+1)! - 1 = (1+(k+1))(k+1)! - 1$. In the last equation you just have to pull out $(k+1)!$.