Easy one here...
Prove that 2^{n}< n! for all n\geq 4, n\in \mathbb{N}.
Step 1: Show P(4) is true.
Our base case is k = 4. 2^{4}<4! \Rightarrow 16 < 24. OK.
Step 2: Show that (if we assume P(k) is true), P(k+1) is true. (Induction hypothesis). This means we should have 2^{k+1}<(k+1)!.
2^{k+1}<(k+1)!
can be rewritten as
2\cdot2^{k}<(k+1) k!
For k\geq 4, 2 < k + 1, and by the induction hypothesis, we assume 2^{k}< k!, so we can see that
2^{n}< n!
for all n\geq 4, n\in \mathbb{N}
QED
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