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The document discusses mathematics proofs for several statements. It contains questions for a group assignment on writing mathematics proofs. The questions ask the group to determine if given statements are true or false, write out the contrapositive, converse, and negation of statements, and provide proofs for whether certain statements and their converses are true or false. It also contains the group's answers and proofs for the questions.

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mmwACT2 2

The document discusses mathematics proofs for several statements. It contains questions for a group assignment on writing mathematics proofs. The questions ask the group to determine if given statements are true or false, write out the contrapositive, converse, and negation of statements, and provide proofs for whether certain statements and their converses are true or false. It also contains the group's answers and proofs for the questions.

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ENGG-ECE 5: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

LECTURER: ENGR. FEBREY C. LAMSEN


SCHEDULE: MWF: 12:00 – 1:00 AM (A), 1:00-2:00 AM (B), 8:00-9:00 AM (C)

ACITIVITY 2.2
TOPIC: WRITING MATHEMATICAL PROOFS

Group work of :
Aquino, Ivan Kelly
Arenos, Jayson
Arizala, John Aldrin
Buan, Jarrer Reyes
Calaguim, Joshua De Guzman
Castillo, Von Ulysses

Please read and provide the answer(s) for each item below.

1. Consider the statement “for all integers a and b, if a+b is even, then a and
b are even”
a. Write the contra positive of the statement.
b. Write the converse of the statement.
c. Write the negation of the statement.
d. Is the original statement true or false? Prove your answer.
e. Is the contra positive of the original statement true or false? Prove your
Answer.
f. Is the converse of the original statement true or false? Prove your
Answer.
g. Is the negation of the original statement true or false? Prove your
Answer.

a. For all integers a and b, if a or b is not even, then a + b is not even.

b. For all integers a and b, if and b are even, Then a + b is even.

c. There are numbers a and b such that a + b is even but and b are not both even.

d. False. For example a = 3 and b = 5, then a +b = 8, neither a nor b are even.

e. False since it is equivalent to the original statement.

f. True, Let a and b be integers, Assume both are even. Then a = 2k and b = 2j for some integers k
and j. But then a + b = 2k +2j = 2(k + j) which is even.
g. True, since the statement is false.

2. Consider the statement: for all integers n, if n is even then 8n is even.


a. Prove the statement. What sort of proof are you using?
b. Is the converse true? Prove or disprove.

a. Direct proof

Proof, Let n be an integer, Assume n is even then n = 2k for some integer k. Thus 8n = 16k =
2(8k). Therefore 8n is even.

b. The converse is false, That is there is an integer n such that 8n is even but n is odd For example
consider n = 3. Then 8n = 24 which but n = 3 is odd.

3. Your “friend” has shown you a “proof” he wrote to show that 1 = 3.


Here is the proof:
Proof: I claim that 1 = 3. Of course we can do anything to one side of an
equation as long as we also do it to the other side. So subtract 2 from both sides.
This gives −1 =1. Now square both sides, to get 1 = 1. And we all agree this is
true. What is going on here? Is your friend's argument valid? Is the argument a
proof of the claim 1=3?

In mathematics certain kinds of mistaken proof are often exhibited, and sometimes collected as
illustrations of concept called mathematical fallacy. There is a distinction between a simple mistake and
a mathematical fallacies there is some element of concealment or deception in the presentation of the
proof, Thus my friends argument is not valid according to the definition, Yes the argument proved the
claim is 1 = 3.

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