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What is wrong with this "proof"? "Theorem" For every positive integer n, n i =1 i = (n + 1 2 ) 2 /2. Basis Step: The formula is true for n = 1. Inductive Step: Suppose thatn i=1 i = (n + 1 2 ) 2 /2. Then n+1 i=1 i = ( n i=1 i) + (n + 1). By the induc-tive hypothesis, n+1 i=1 i = (n + 1 2 ) 2 /2 + n + 1 = (n 2 + n + 1 4 )/2 + n + 1 = (n 2 + 3n + 9 4 )/2 = (n + 3 2 ) 2 /2 =[ (n + 1) + 1 2 ] 2 /2, completing the induc-tive step.

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