Let a be an integer. ki k2 (a) Explain why if a? 1,.. ki ... pir, then k; is even for each prime p, i ... ,r. (b) Show that if 5 divides a², then 5 divides a. (c) Hence show that 5 is irrational.
Let a be an integer. ki k2 (a) Explain why if a? 1,.. ki ... pir, then k; is even for each prime p, i ... ,r. (b) Show that if 5 divides a², then 5 divides a. (c) Hence show that 5 is irrational.
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Transcribed Image Text:Let a be an integer.
(a) Explain why if a?
ki
pi p... pr, then k; is even for each prime p
1..:, r.
(b) Show that if 5 divides a², then 5 divides a.
(c) Hence show that 5 is irrational.
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