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Question 5441: Separate Base and Successor-Step Defects

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  1. Original question and givens
  2. Definition and scope
  3. Step-by-step derivation
  4. Reverse checks
  5. Result
  6. This question review and source binding

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R0009-05441 · q-20261008-advance-20261012-r01-mathematical-induction-0066

Original question and givens

N is indexed from 0; this is an explicitly finite induction protocol, not a universal proof. Required initial value s=1, increment d=-1; candidate c(k)=(2)k+(17), n=3. Give signed integers (c(0)−s, c(n+1)−c(n)−d).

  • G001 — N is indexed from 0; this is an explicitly finite induction protocol, not a universal proof. Required initial value s=1, increment d=-1; candidate c(k)=(2)k+(17), n=3. Give signed integers (c(0)−s, c(n+1)−c(n)−d).

Definition and scope

Use the original question domain, assumptions and cited MKO definitions. This item has second-context mathematical and bilingual review, with the model, answer and every arithmetic step independently recomputed from the original parameters; the source question remains a candidate.

Step-by-step derivation

S001 · implies

Before

natural indices start at0;finite induction protocol

After

index bookkeeping and finite values are not proofs of all P(n)

Conditions: none

Natural indices do not require nonnegative sequence values.Checking a finite range or a successor index does not supply proposition truth or an induction proof over all naturals.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: finite_induction_claim_boundary · Uses: G001

S002 · calculation

Before

successor target index := sum(3, 1)

After

successor target index = 4

Conditions: none

Add1 to the current natural index to obtain the successor target.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S001

S003 · calculation

Before

candidate c(0) product := mul(2, 0)

After

candidate c(0) product = 0

Conditions: none

Substitute the specified index into the candidate affine product term.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S002

S004 · calculation

Before

candidate c(0) value := sum(0, 17)

After

candidate c(0) value = 17

Conditions: none

Then add the candidate constant b.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S003

S005 · calculation

Before

candidate c(3) product := mul(2, 3)

After

candidate c(3) product = 6

Conditions: none

Substitute the specified index into the candidate affine product term.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S004

S006 · calculation

Before

candidate c(3) value := sum(6, 17)

After

candidate c(3) value = 23

Conditions: none

Then add the candidate constant b.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S005

S007 · calculation

Before

candidate c(4) product := mul(2, 4)

After

candidate c(4) product = 8

Conditions: none

Substitute the specified index into the candidate affine product term.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S006

S008 · calculation

Before

candidate c(4) value := sum(8, 17)

After

candidate c(4) value = 25

Conditions: none

Then add the candidate constant b.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S007

S009 · calculation

Before

candidate base defect := sub(17, 1)

After

candidate base defect = 16

Conditions: none

The base defect is c(0)−s,distinct from the step defect.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S008

S010 · calculation

Before

candidate adjacent difference := sub(25, 23)

After

candidate adjacent difference = 2

Conditions: none

First subtract adjacent candidate values c(n+1)−c(n).

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S009

S011 · calculation

Before

candidate step defect := sub(2, -1)

After

candidate step defect = 3

Conditions: none

Then subtract the required increment d,retaining the signed defect.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: exact_rational_arithmetic · Uses: G001, S010

S012 · implies

Before

c(k)=2k+17;specified n=3

After

base defect=16;step defect=3

Conditions: none

Report the specified substitutions.A separate symbolic identity gives base b−s and step a−d for this affine model;that differs from extrapolating a general proposition from finitely many samples.

Step identifiers and dependencies

Rule: affine_candidate_base_step_separation · Uses: G001, S011

Reverse checks

  • S012 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.
  • S011 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate step defect with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S010 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate adjacent difference with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S009 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate base defect with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S008 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(4) value with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S007 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(4) product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S006 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(3) value with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S005 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(3) product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S004 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(0) value with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S003 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute candidate c(0) product with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S002 · premise_and_result_audit — Recompute successor target index with exact rational arithmetic, not rounded decimals.
  • S001 · premise_and_result_audit — Check against the original data and this step's premises; a one-way implication is not an equivalence.

Result

(16, 3)

The full substitutions and premise checks give the original answer; source identity,format and status are unchanged.

This question review and source binding

Review date: 2026-10-26

Original questions, answers, step expressions, numeric ASTs and historical records are retained. Source candidate labels remain historical and are not overwritten as formal proof.

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