Prove the following using the appropriate method.    Let a, b be integers. If ab is even, then at least one of a or b is even.

Q: Prove that if a is an odd integer, then 5a² – 3a + 5 is odd.

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Q: Prove that for all integers m and n,if m and m + n are even,then n is even

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Q: Prove the following assertions using a direct proof. d. If x is odd integer, and y is even integer,…

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Q: Prove thq+ for all integer a, b, and c if 9+b of a and k is even.

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Q: 10) Let a and b be positive integers. Prove that (a, b) = a if and only if a divides b.

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Q: Prove the following by contrapositive: If x is an even integer, then x² is even.

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Q: Let a, b e R. Prove that if 15a + 206 = 49, then a and b are not both integers.

A: we have 15a+20b =49 and a and b both are in R  we prove that a and b are not both integers.

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Q: Let a, b be nonzero integers. Prove that (a, b) = 1 if and only if (a + b, ab) = 1.

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Q: If x is an odd integer, then x² +3x+5 is odd.

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Q: Let S = {10n – 1: n e Z}, T be the set of odd integers, and U Prove that S CTNU. {5т + 4: т E Z}.…

A: Consider the given information. Here, S=10n-1:n∈Z And, U=5m+4:m∈Z And, the set T is the set of odd…

Q: Prove that the following statement is true for all positive integers m and n:  m and n are…

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Q: Prove that for all integers a,b which are not both 0, and for all integers d, d|gcd(a,b) if and only…

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Q: Suppose m e Z. Prove by both contrapositive and contradiction that if m² + 2m + 4 is odd, then m is…

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Q: Prove the following statements: (a) If two integers are both odd, then their sum is even. (b) If two…

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Q: Prove: If a, b and c≠0 are integers, then a|b if and only if ac|bc.

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Q: 3. Prove by contradiction, that if x and y are odd integers, then there is no integers z such that…

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Q: Let x,y,z∈ Z be integers. Prove that if x(y+z) is odd, then x is odd and at least one of y or z is…

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Q: let a, b, and m be integer, prove that if 2a+3b>=12m+1, than a>=3m+1, or b>=2m+1

A: To prove: For integer a, b, and m if   2a+3b≥12m+1Than, either a≥3m+1, or b≥2m+1.

Q: If α is even, prove that α-1 is even. If α is odd, prove that α-1 is odd.

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Q: I. Prove the following assertions using a direct proof. a. If x is an odd integer, then x+5 is even.…

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Q: prove that if a and b are both odd integers, then ab+1 is an even integer

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Q: Prove the following by contrapositive: If x is an even integer, then x^2 is even.

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Q: Let m >1 be an integer, and let R = Z/mZ. Prove that R is nice if and only m is prime. Proof. ...

A: Given: m&gt;1 is an integer and R=Z/mZ. To show R is nice if and only m is prime.

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Q: Suppose that j is prime and j2 | ab. Prove that if gcd(a, b) = 1, then j2 | a or p2 | b.

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Q: Suppose a, b, and c are integers and suppose a b and ałc, where atc denotes that c is not divisible…

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Q: disprove the following statement. The sum of an integer and its cube such that x + x° is

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Q: Prove that if m and n are integers and mn is even, then m is even or n is even.

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Q: Prove that if a and b are integers, with b > 0, then there exist unique integers q and r satisfying…

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Q: Prove that if A,B ∈Mn×n(F) are similar, then det(A) = det(B).

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Q: Prove the following by contradiction: If 3x + 2 is odd, then x is odd.

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Q: Prove that if a is odd and b is odd, then (a + 1) b is even

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