Use Mathematical Induction to Prove That $1 - 2 + 2 ^ { 2 } - 2 ^ { 3 } + \cdots + ( - 1 ) ^ { n } 2 ^ { n } = \frac { 2 ^ { n + 1 } ( - 1 ) ^ { n } + 1 } { 3 } \text { for all positive }$

question 5

Essay

Use mathematical induction to prove that $1 - 2 + 2 ^ { 2 } - 2 ^ { 3 } + \cdots + ( - 1 ) ^ { n } 2 ^ { n } = \frac { 2 ^ { n + 1 } ( - 1 ) ^ { n } + 1 } { 3 } \text { for all positive }$ integers n.

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