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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: Let a,b be integers, not both 0. Show { na + mb : n,m ​​​​​are integers} = iff a and b are…

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Q: Use a direct proof to show that if a and b are positive integers, then ab+ba22.

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Q: If a, b, and c are integers such that a|b and c\b, then ac|b. а,

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

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Q: Let a, b be two positive integers with (a, b) = 1. If ab = c, then prove that there exists

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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: Let a and b be integers. Show that if every integer that divides a also divides b, then a | b. (a…

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Q: 2. Prove: If a, b, c, and d are integers such that a + b =c+d, then a A=

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Q: Prove that if a > 2 and b are integers, then a † b or a { (b+1).

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Q: Show that if a1,: a2., an are integers that are not all 0 and c is a positive integers, then…

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Q: Show that if a, b, c, and d are integers with a and c nonzero, such that a|b and c|d, then ac|bd.

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Q: If a, , and c are integers such that albc, then alb or alc. :Select one True False

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Q: Prove: For all integers a and b, if a + b is odd then exactly one of the integers, a or b, is odd.

A: (1) We have to prove that a+b is odd then exactly one of the integer a or b is odd. Suppose that a…

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

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Q: Prove the statement: For all integers a, b, and c, if a² + b² =

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Q: Show that if a and b are coprime integers, then gcd(a + b, a² – ab + b²) = 1 or 3.

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Q: Prove by contraposition: For all positive integers n, r and s, if rs ≤ n, then r ≤√n or s ≤√n

A: Consider the statements p and q as-                 p : For all positive integers n, r and s,   rs ≤…

Q: Let i be a positive integer and A, = [-i+1,1]. Then U2, A

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Q: If all entries of A and A -1 are integers, prove that <let A = 1 or -1. Hint: What is det A times…

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Q: 3. Show that if a and b are integers such that alb, then ak|b* for every positive integer k.

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Q: Prove by contraposition: if a, b and e are integers and be is not divisible by a, then b is not…

A: Given a,b and c are integers. Statement : P: bc is not divisible by a. Statement: Q: b is not…

Q: Suppose that a, b, and c are integers. Prove that if a2 +b2 =c2 then a or b is even.

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Q: Prove or disprove. There are integers a, b, and c such that a divides bc, but a does not divide b…

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Q: If a, and c are integers such that albc, then alb or alc. :Select one True False

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Q: Prove or Disprove: If x and y are integers and x - y is odd, then x is odd or y is odd

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Q: Prove or disprove: For any integers a,b,c, if a { b and b X c, then a X

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Q: Prove that 36n is not O(35n)

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Q: Prove or disapprove that if a|bc, where a,b,c are positive integers and a≠0, then a|b or a|c

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Q: Prove that if a, b, and e are integers such that a l b and a l e, then a l (b + e).

A: Given: a, b, and e are integers such that a l b and a l e then  To prove: a l (b + e).

Q: Show that if a and b are positive integers, then ab = lcm(a, b) . gcd(a, b).

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Q: Prove that if a and b are integers such that a|b, then either a = b or a = -b

A: Take a = 2 ,b = 4 . We have a divides b but neither a = b , nor a = -b.

Q: If a and b are integers with gcd(a, b) = d Then gcd (-- d.

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Q: Prove by contradiction that for all integers a, b, and c, if a|b and a | c, then a |(b + c).

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Q: 3. Show that A is positive if and only if A B B for some B.

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Q: Prove If a,b, and c are integers with a|(b+c) and a|b, then a|c.

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

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Q: Prove that 3, 5, and 7 are the only three consecutive odd integersthat are prime.

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Q: Prove: If a is a positive even integer and b is an odd integer, then (a,b)=(a/2, b).

A: Let d be gcd of a and b. Now, b is odd so d cannot be even or is odd.  Now, since d is odd and…

Q: 4. Prove that if m and n are positive integers and x is a real number, then

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Q: prove For all integers a, b, c, and d, if a|c and b|d then ab|cd.

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Q: Let a, b, and c be integers. Prove that if a divides b and a divides c, then a divides (b-c).

A: a, b and c are integers, a divides b and a divides c. Since a divides b, therefore b=ak,  k is any…

Q: Prove: Let a,b,x and y be integers. If a|x and b|y then (ab)|(2xy).

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Q: 6. Prove that for all integers a, b, and c, if a² + b² = c², then at least one of a and b is even.

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Q: Prove or disprove: For all integers a and b, if a +b is odd, then a is even and b is odd.

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Statements and Logic

Logic is the analysis of general patterns of thoughts without regard to any specific sense of context.