A. At some time you may have been shown a “mathematical trick” like the following. You ask a person to pick any number, add 5, multiply by 4, subtract 6, divide by 2, and subtract three times the original number. Please show that their final result. Prove how does this “trick” work? B. Prove that the sum of any two even integers is even.

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A. At some time you may have been shown a “mathematical trick” like the following. You ask a person to pick any number, add 5, multiply by 4, subtract 6, divide by 2, and subtract three times the original number. Please show that their final result. Prove how does this “trick” work?
B. Prove that the sum of any two even integers is even.

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