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Specialist Mathematics · Unit 1 · Introduction to proof · Rational and irrational numbers

Prove results involving integers, e.g. proving that the product of two consecutive odd numbers is an odd number and 5𝑛2 + 3𝑛 + 6 ∀𝑛 ∈ ℤ is an even number.

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Use the table provided to prove that for any integer n, the expression 7n² + 5n is always even.

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Question 2

Prove that the product of any two consecutive even integers is divisible by 8.

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Question 3

Prove that the expression 3n² + 5n + 8 is an even number for all n ∈ ℤ.

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