Prove or Disprove the following statements. You may type or hand write your answer. a. For all real numbers a, b with a + 0, if a|b, then a² |b². b. If r is a rational number and x is irrational, then rx is rational. c. For all integers a, b, then if a³ is odd, then a is odd. 3

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Prove or Disprove the following statements. You may type or
hand write your answer.
a. For all real numbers a, b with a + 0, if a|b, then a2 |6².
b. If r is a rational number and x is irrational, then rx is
rational.
c. For all integers a, b, then if a³ is odd, then a is odd.
Transcribed Image Text:Prove or Disprove the following statements. You may type or hand write your answer. a. For all real numbers a, b with a + 0, if a|b, then a2 |6². b. If r is a rational number and x is irrational, then rx is rational. c. For all integers a, b, then if a³ is odd, then a is odd.
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