A Transition to Advanced Mathematics
A Transition to Advanced Mathematics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781285463261
Author: Douglas Smith, Maurice Eggen, Richard St. Andre
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1.6, Problem 4E

Provide either a proof or a counterexample for each of these statements.

  1. For all positive integers x , x 2 + x + 41 is a prime.
  2. ( x ) ( y ) ( x + y = 0 ) . (Universe of all reals)
  3. ( x ) ( y ) ( x > 1 y > 0 y x > x ) . (Universe of all reals)
  4. For integers a, b, c, if a divides bc, then either a divides b or a divides c.
  5. For integers a, b, c, and d, if a divides b c and a divides c d , then a divides b d .
  6. For all positive real numbers x , x 2 x 0.
  7. For all positive real numbers x , 2 x > x + 1.
  8. For every positive real number x, there is a positive real number y less than x with the property that for all positive real numbers z , y z z .
  9. For every positive real number x, there is a positive real number y with the property that if y < x , then for all positive real numbers z , y z z .

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A Transition to Advanced Mathematics

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