Prove the following statement or disprove it by giving a counterexample: "For all positive integers n and for all integers a and b, if a? = b? (mod n), then a = b (mod n)".

Q: Let n be a positive integer. Prove 41+3n mod 9.

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Q: Show that if a and b are integers and m and n are positive integers such that n|m, then If a = b(mod…

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Q: Prove the following statement or disprove by giving a counterexample "for all positive intergers n…

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Q: Use induction to prove that for every n E N, we have 5" = 1+ 4n (mod 8)

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Q: Let x be an integer. Prove that, if mod3=2, then 3|(x2-1).

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Q: Prove or disprove If ac = bc(mod m), then a = b(mod m). If n| m and a = b(mod m), then a = b(mod n).…

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Q: Is the following proposition true or false? Justify your conclusion. For each a e Z, if a # 0 (mod…

A: The given proposition is as follows. For each a∈ℤ, if a≢0mod 3, then a2≡1mod 3. The given…

Q: Prove that for any integer k, at least one of k, k + 2, or k + 4 is divisible by 3. (Hint: consider…

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Q: 3. Use the above theorem to prove that if p E N is a prime number such that p = 1 mod 4, then p is…

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Q: prove, for all integers x, if x mod 3 does not equal 0, then 3 | (x2 +2)

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Q: 5. Let n be a positive integer, and assume that a and b are integers such that a = b (mod n). Prove…

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Q: a. Let m be an integer such that m mod 5 = 2, what is 8m mod 5? b. Let n be an integer such that n…

A: Consider the given information: Let m be an integer such that m mod5 = 2. Then m=5k+2   where…

Q: Establish that if a is an odd integer, then 2" aʻ = 1 (mod 2" *2) for any n 2 1.

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Q: 1. Prove each of the following assertions: (a) If a = b (mod n) and m | n, then a = b (mod m). (b)…

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Q: Let n ∈ Z. Prove that if n^2 + 2n −4 doesnt equal 1 (mod 5), then 5 doesnt divide n.

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Q: Let C={x €Z: x =7 mod 9} and let D={x € Z,x = 1 mod 3). a) List five elements of C and five elements…

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Q: Recall that a = b( mod n) if a = b+ kn for some integer k. Use this to prove that if a = b ( mod n)…

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Q: 7. Let n E Z. Prove that 9n3 6 (mod 27).

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Q: Prove that for any prime, p = 1 (mod 4) there are exactly (p-1)/4 incongruent values of a 0 (mod p)…

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Q: 20. Are the following statements true or false? Either prove the statement is true or provide a…

A: PART A For the integers a and b, a.b=0(mod 6) This implies that either a=0(mod6) or b=0(mod6). So,…

Q: Prove that for any integer x, if x mod 3 does not divide 0, then (x2 −3x + 1) mod 3 = 2.

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Q: Suppose that each of a, b, and c is an integer and m is a positive integer. Show that if a = b(mod…

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Q: Prove that if a1, a2, . . a, are n > 2 integers such that a; = 1 (mod 3) for every integer i (1 < i<…

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Q: Let a be an integer and let n e N. (a) Prove that if a = 0 (mod n), then n | a.

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Q: For every integer n &gt; 1, prove that (n - 1)!mod n = n - 1 if and only if n is prime.

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Q: Let n be an integer. Prove that, if n mod6 = 2, then n2mod12=4

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Q: show that If n is a positive integer and a is any integer prime to n, then a ln) = 1(mod n), where…

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Q: Establish that if a is an odd integer, then 2" a“ = 1 (mod 2" *2) for any n 2 1.

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Q: Prove that if n is an odd positive integer, then n² = 1 (mod 8).

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Q: Prove that if n is an odd integer, then n^2 is congruent to 1 modulo 8.

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Q: Let n E Z. Prove that 3n # 1 (mod 9).

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Q: Prove that if a = b mod n and c= d mod n, then ac bd mod n.

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Q: Prove that for each integer a, if a not equal to 0 (mod 7), then a2 not equal to 0 (mod 7)

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Q: Let n E Z. Prove that if 5n2 +3 =0 (mod 8), then 4 n.

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Q: Prove the following:   a. If n is an integer and n + 3 is even, then n is odd by using a proof by…

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Q: Use induction to prove for every positive integer, 4 x 10n = 4 or 7 (mod 33)

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Q: Show that for x and y integers, and m a positive integer x = y mod m implies x = y mod m.

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Q: For any integer n, either n2 mod 4 = 0, or n² mod 4 = 1.

A: For any integer n, we prove that either n2 mod4=0,  or n2 mod4=1

Q: Prove that for all integers n, [n/7] = (n – 3)/7 if and only if n mod 7 = 3.

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Q: Consider the statement P given by: "For all n E Z, if n mod 4 1, then n2 mod 4 = 1." (a) Is P true…

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Q: Prove: for any integer x, if x mod 3 is not 0, then (x2−3x+ 1) mod 3 = 2.

A: To prove :     for any integer x, if xmod 3≢0, then x2-3x+1mod 3=2   Pre-requisite : 1. a≡bmod n…

Q: 1. Prove each of the following assertions: (c) If a = b (mod n) and the integers a, b, n are all…

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Q: Prove, for all integers x, if x mod 3 is not 0, then 3|(x2+2).

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Q: If a and b are integers and n is a positive integer, prove that a mod n =b mod n if and only if n…

A: If a and b are integers and n is a positive integer,    Formula used: a≡b mod n if and only if  a-b…

Q: Show that if a is an even integer, then a =0 (mod 4), and if a is an odd integer, then a =1 (mod 4).

A: Suppose a is an even integer Then a=2m for some integer m a2=(2m)2 a2=4m2Clearly 4|4so 4|4m2so…

Q: Prove or disprove: If a = b(mod n²) then a = b(mod n)

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Q: Prove that for any integer a, at = 0 (mod 5) or aª = 1 (mod 5)

A: To prove for any integer a,  a4≡0mod5 or a4≡1mod5.

Q: 1 Prove each of the following assertions: (a If a = b (mod n) and m |n, then a = b (mod m). (6) If a…

A: We know that  a ≡ b (mod n) is equivalent to n | (b-a)

Q: 2. Suppose that instead of proving the claim "there is no integer n such that n= 2 mod 6 and n7 mod…

A: consider an integer n=26 such that n mod 6=26 mod 6               =2 mod 6 also, n mod 9=26 mod 9…