Asked by Alberto
Prove the following statement: The sum of any two consecutive integers can be written in the form 4n+1 for some integer n.
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Answered by
Reiny
Not true
All I need is one exception to your "rule"
e.g. take the first 2 positive integers,
1 + 2 = 3,
4n+1 = 3
4n = 2
n = 1/2, but n was supposed to be an integer, so ..... false
All I need is one exception to your "rule"
e.g. take the first 2 positive integers,
1 + 2 = 3,
4n+1 = 3
4n = 2
n = 1/2, but n was supposed to be an integer, so ..... false
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