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@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ This is a trick we often use when showing that two quantities are equal.
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\problem{}
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Although $A \iff B$ looks like a single statement, we often need to prove each direction seperately. \par
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Although $A \iff B$ looks like a single statement, we often need to prove each direction separately. \par
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Show that $x \in \mathbb{Z}$ iff $\lfloor x \rfloor = \lceil x \rceil$
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\begin{solution}
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@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Show that $x \in \mathbb{Z}$ iff $\lfloor x \rfloor = \lceil x \rceil$
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\pagebreak
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\problem{}
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We don't always need to prove each direction of an iff statement seperately. \par
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We don't always need to prove each direction of an iff statement separately. \par
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\begin{itemize}[itemsep = 1mm]
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\item Convince yourself that we can \say{chain} iffs together: \par
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\section{Proofs by Contradiction}
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\definition{}
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A very common (and somewhat contraversial) proof technique is
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\textit{proof by contradiction}. It works as follows:
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A very common proof technique is \textit{proof by contradiction}.
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It works as follows:
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\vspace{2mm}
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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Show that the set of integers has no maximum using a proof by contradiction.
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\begin{solution}
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Assume there is a maximal integer $x$. \par
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$x + 1$ is also an integer. \par
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$x + 1$ is larger than $x$, which contradicts our original assumtion!
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$x + 1$ is larger than $x$, which contradicts our original assumption!
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\vspace{2mm}
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\textbf{Solution 2:}\par
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We could also observe that there are $x - 1$ places to put a \say{bar} in
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the array of ones. This corresponds to $x - 1$ binary positions, and thus
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$2^{x-1}$ ways to seperate our array of $1$s with bars.
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$2^{x-1}$ ways to separate our array of $1$s with bars.
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\linehack{}
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