(a) Prove that the following statement is true for all integers n: If n is even then n³ + n + 3 is odd. (b) Use proof by contradiction to show that there is no positive real number x such that Ꮖ - 2 3x Ꮖ x+2
(a) Prove that the following statement is true for all integers n: If n is even then n³ + n + 3 is odd. (b) Use proof by contradiction to show that there is no positive real number x such that Ꮖ - 2 3x Ꮖ x+2
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![(a) Prove that the following statement is true for all integers n:
If n is even then n³ + n + 3 is odd.
(b) Use proof by contradiction to show that there is no positive real
number x such that
Ꮖ - 2
3x
Ꮖ
x+2](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F04fb1644-6128-4051-bfd7-20e522232dc3%2F18195754-0f71-49f7-b202-3576db469e5f%2F0mpsm1b_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Prove that the following statement is true for all integers n:
If n is even then n³ + n + 3 is odd.
(b) Use proof by contradiction to show that there is no positive real
number x such that
Ꮖ - 2
3x
Ꮖ
x+2
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