Consider the following statement.Statement. If n3 + n is odd, then n is not an integer. (a) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a direct proof, what would you assume?What would you want to show? (b) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contrapositive, what would youassume? What would you want to show? (c) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contradiction, what would youassume? What would you want to show?

Consider the following statement.Statement. If n3 + n is odd, then n is not an integer. (a) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a direct proof, what would you assume?What would you want to show? (b) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contrapositive, what would youassume? What would you want to show? (c) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contradiction, what would youassume? What would you want to show?

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Consider the following statement.Statement.

If n³ + n is odd, then n is not an integer.

(a) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a direct proof, what would you assume?What would you want to show?

(b) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contrapositive, what would youassume? What would you want to show?

(c) If you were attempting to prove this statement using a proof by contradiction, what would youassume? What would you want to show?

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