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Combinatorics Difficulty 2.9 Junior Find the answer

Given the proposition P: There exists an nNn\in \mathbb{N} such that 2n>10002^n > 1000, then the negation ¬P¬P is ____.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

The proposition P states: There exists an nNn\in \mathbb{N} such that 2n>10002^n > 1000. This means there is a natural number nn for which 2n>10002^n > 1000 holds true.

To negate this proposition, we want to state that there is no natural number nn for which 2n>10002^n > 1000. In other words, for any natural number nn, the inequality 2n10002^n \leq 1000 will hold.

Therefore, the negation ¬P¬P can be expressed as: For all nNn \in \mathbb{N}, 2n10002^n \leq 1000.

Thus, the negation ¬P¬P is nN,2n1000\boxed{\forall n \in \mathbb{N}, 2^n \leq 1000}.

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