Sum of Sequences of Fifth and Seventh Powers

Theorem

 * $\ds \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^5 + \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^7 = 2 \paren {\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i}^4$

Proof
Proof by induction:

For all $n \in \N_{> 0}$, let $\map P n$ be the proposition:
 * $\ds \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^5 + \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^7 = 2 \paren {\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i}^4$

Basis for the Induction
So $\map P 1$ has been demonstrated to hold.

This is our basis for the induction.

Induction Hypothesis
Now we need to show that, if $\map P k$ is true, where $k \ge 1$, then it logically follows that $\map P {k + 1}$ is true.

So this is our induction hypothesis:
 * $\ds \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^k i^5 + \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^k i^7 = 2 \paren {\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^k i}^4$

Then we need to show:
 * $\ds \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^{k + 1} i^5 + \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^{k + 1} i^7 = 2 \paren {\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^{k + 1} i}^4$

Induction Step
This is our induction step:

So $\map P k \implies \map P {k + 1}$ and the result follows by the Principle of Mathematical Induction.

Therefore:
 * $\ds \forall n \in \N_{>0}: \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^5 + \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i^7 = 2 \paren {\sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n i}^4$