ANSWER QUESTION 10

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Exercise 1. A student is asked to prove If m is even and n is odd, then m² +n² is odd. The student provides the following proof: Proof. If m is even and n is odd, then m² + n² is odd. Since m is even, m = = 2k for any integer k. Since n is odd, n = 2k + 1. Note that m² + n² = (2k)² + (2k + 1)² = 8k² + 4k +1 So m² + n² is odd because it is an even number plus 1. (a) Identify the errors in the proof above. There are multiple errors. Explain each error. Your explanation should be written to the student who made the error and should try to help the student understand why what they wrote is incorrect. (b) In addition to errors, provide suggestions to improve the student's proof writing. That is, explain what parts of the proof are unclear or unjustified. Explain how such parts of the proof prevent some students from fully following the ment made. (c) Finally, provide a correct proof of the theorem above.

j + 28.6 = 43