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4. Use a proof by contrapositive to prove that, for integers r and y: if a+y is odd, then exactly one of r and y is odd and the other is even.

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4. Use a proof by contrapositive to prove that, for integers r and y: if x+y is odd, then exactly
one of r and y is odd and the other is even.
5. Use an example to explain why Væ3yP(x, y) and 3yvæP(x,y) are NOT equivalent.

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Odd + Odd = Even

Even +Even =Odd

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