For each of the following, use a counterexample to prove the statement is false.
For each integer , if 4 divides , then 4 divides .
정답·풀이 보기 (영어 원문)
The integer is a counterexample since and . Since 4 divides 8 and 4 does not divide 2, this is an example where the hypothesis of the conditional statement is true and the conclusion is false.
한 번 더 — 비슷한 문제Sundstrom, Mathematical Reasoning · 3.1절영어 원문
Construct a know-show table for the following proposition: For all integers , , and with , if divides and divides , then divides .
다 풀었으면 정답 확인
Conjecture: For all integers , , and with , if divides and divides , then divides .
A Know-show table for a proof of the conjecture in Part (3).
| Step | Know | Reason | | --- | --- | --- | | | and | Hypothesis | | | | Definition of “divides” | | | | Substituting for and | | | | Distributive property | | | is an integer | is closed under addition | | | | Definition of “divides” | | Step | Show | Reason |