Claim. Among any 4 integers, there are two, a and b, such that a² – 6² is divisible by 5. Proof. We create three boxes labeled B₁, B₁, and B4, so that integer n is placed in B; if n² mod 5 = i. Now given any 4 integers, when they are placed among these 3 boxes, some box (say B;) will contain at least two integers (call them a and b) by the Pigeonhole Principle. Since a and b are both in box B₂, we know that a² mod 5 i and 6² mod 5 = i. This means a² = 5K + i and b² = 5Q + ¿ for integers K and Q. From this it follows that a² − b² = 5(K – Q); that is, a²- 6² is divisible by 5. = = -
Claim. Among any 4 integers, there are two, a and b, such that a² – 6² is divisible by 5. Proof. We create three boxes labeled B₁, B₁, and B4, so that integer n is placed in B; if n² mod 5 = i. Now given any 4 integers, when they are placed among these 3 boxes, some box (say B;) will contain at least two integers (call them a and b) by the Pigeonhole Principle. Since a and b are both in box B₂, we know that a² mod 5 i and 6² mod 5 = i. This means a² = 5K + i and b² = 5Q + ¿ for integers K and Q. From this it follows that a² − b² = 5(K – Q); that is, a²- 6² is divisible by 5. = = -
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How the number of created/defined boxes is related to Pigeonhole Principal?
How the number of created/defined boxes is related to given in the problem integers?
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