4Sn =an +1 By MI : an = - (-1/3)^n n=1 , a1= 1/3 p(1) is true Assume p(k) is true ak= -(-1/3)^k for n=k+1 a(k+1) = S(k+1) - Sk = (1/4)( a(k+1) - ak) 3a(k+1) = -ak = (-1/3)^k a(k+1) = -(-1/3)^(k+1) p(k+1) is true By principle of MI, it is true for all n