Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH312/December 2008/Question 01 (d)
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Question 01 (d) |
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For each of the following statements, indicate if it holds for every positive integers (if so, a simple true without a proof suffices, if not, a false together with a counterexample is expected). If , then . |
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Hint |
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There are two ways to approach this problem. First is trying all 10 possibilities for a and checking that only 4 works. The other involves isolating for 0, factoring and arguing what the possible answers must be. |
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Solution 1 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The answer is false We try each combination for a
As we can see, we have two solutions given by and so the statement is false. |
Solution 2 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The answer is false. We isolate for 0 giving
Thus, we have that 10 divides and so we are looking for a value of a such that . We quickly see that works. This lifts to two solutions modulo 10, namely and this gives a contradiction. |