Question
If x and y are positive integers, and are not both even which of the following must be even?
Is it
4(x + y) -2
Is it
4(x + y) -2
Answers
Reiny
4(x + y) -2
= 2( 2(x+y) - 1)
any integer multiplied by 2 is clearly even, so .....
= 2( 2(x+y) - 1)
any integer multiplied by 2 is clearly even, so .....
Daisymerolling
It is correct?
Reiny
I think I just said so.