Let,
\[P\text{ }\left( n \right)\text{ }=\text{ }1/3.5\text{ }
+\text{ }1/5.7\text{ }+\text{ }1/7.9\text{ }+\text{ }\ldots \text{ }
+\text{ }1/\left( 2n+1 \right)\left( 2n+3 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }n/3\left( 2n+3 \right)\]
Let us check for \[n\text{ }=\text{ }1,\]
\[P\text{ }\left( 1 \right):\text{ }1/3.5\text{ }=\text{ }1/3\left( 2.1+3 \right)\]
\[:\text{ }1/15\text{ }=\text{ }1/15\]
P (n) is true for \[n\text{ }=\text{ }1.\]
Now, let us check for P (n) is true for\[n\text{ }=\text{ }k\] , and have to prove that \[P\text{ }\left( k\text{ }+\text{ }1 \right)\]
is true.
\[P\text{ }\left( k \right)\text{ }=\text{ }1/3.5\text{ }+\text{ }1/5.7\text{ }+\text{ }1/7.9\text{ }
+\text{ }\ldots \text{ }+\text{ }1/\left( 2k+1 \right)\left( 2k+3 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }k/3\left
( 2k+3 \right)\text{ }\ldots \text{ }\left( i \right)\]
So,
\[1/3.5\text{ }+\text{ }1/5.7\text{ }+\text{ }1/7.9\text{ }+\text{ }\ldots \text{ }
+\text{ }1/\left( 2k+1 \right)\left( 2k+3 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }1/\left[ 2\left( k+1 \right)+1 \right]\left[ 2\left( k+1 \right)+3 \right]\]
\[1/3.5\text{ }+\text{ }1/5.7\text{ }+\text{ }1/7.9\text{ }+\text{ }\ldots \text{ }
+\text{ }1/\left( 2k+1 \right)\left( 2k+3 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }1/\left( 2k+3 \right)\left( 2k+5 \right)\]
Now substituting the value of P (k) we get,
\[=\text{ }k/3\left( 2k+3 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }1/\left( 2k+3 \right)\left( 2k+5 \right)\]
\[=\text{ }\left[ k\left( 2k+5 \right)+3 \right]\text{ }/\text{ }\left[ 3\left( 2k+3 \right)\left( 2k+5 \right) \right]\]
\[=\text{ }\left( k+1 \right)\text{ }/\text{ }\left[ 3\left( 2\left( k+1 \right)+3 \right) \right]\]
P (n) is true for \[n\text{ }=\text{ }k\text{ }+\text{ }1\]
Hence, P (n) is true for all n ∈ N.