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- Prove that if and are real numbers such that , then there exist a rational number such that . (Hint: Use Exercise 25 to obtain such that . Then choose to be the least integer such that . With these choices of and , show that and then that .) If and are positive real numbers, prove that there exist a positive integer such that . This property is called Archimedean Property of the real numbers. (Hint: If for all , then is an upper bound for the set . Use the completeness property of to arrive at a contradiction.)arrow_forwardLet and be positive integers. If and is the least common multiple of and , prove that . Note that it follows that the least common multiple of two positive relatively prime integers is their product.arrow_forwardLet be a nonzero integer and a positive integer. Prove or disprove that .arrow_forward
- Prove that the statements in Exercises are true for every positive integer . 1.arrow_forwardFind the greatest common divisor of a,b, and c and write it in the form ax+by+cz for integers x,y, and z. a=14,b=28,c=35 a=26,b=52,c=60 a=143,b=385,c=65 a=60,b=84,c=105arrow_forwardLet f1,f2,...,fn be permutations on a nonempty set A. Prove that (f1f2...fn)1=fn1=fn1...f21f11 for all positive integers n.arrow_forward
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