% use [nosolutions] flag to hide solutions. % use [solutions] flag to show solutions. \documentclass[ solutions, singlenumbering ]{../../resources/ormc_handout} \uptitlel{Advanced 2} \uptitler{Fall 2023} \title{Intro to Proofs} \subtitle{Prepared by Mark on \today{}} \begin{document} \maketitle \problem{} We say an integer $x$ is \textit{even} if $x = 2k$ for some $k \in \mathbb{Z}$. We say $x$ is \textit{odd} if $x = 2k + 1$ for some $k \in \mathbb{Z}$. \par Assume that every integer is even or odd, and never both. \vspace{2mm} \begin{itemize}[itemsep=4mm] \item Show that the product of two odd integers is odd. \item Let $a, b \in \mathbb{Z}, a \neq 0$. We say $a$ \textit{divides} $b$ and write $a~|~b$ if there is a $k \in \mathbb{Z}$ so that $ak = b$. Show that $a~|~b \implies a~|~2b$ \item Show that $5n^2 + 3n + 7$ is odd for any $n \in \mathbb{Z}$. \item Let $a, b, c$ be integers so that $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$. \par Show that one of $a, b$ is even. \item Show that every odd integer is the difference of two squares. \item Prove the assumption in the statement of this problem. \end{itemize} \vfill \pagebreak \problem{} Let $r \in \mathbb{R}$. We say $r$ is \textit{rational} if there exist $p, q \in \mathbb{Z}, q \neq 0$ so that $r = \frac{a}{b}$ \vspace{2mm} \begin{itemize}[itemsep=4mm] \item Show that $\sqrt{2}$ is irrational. \item Show that the product of two rational numbers must be rational, while the product of irrational numbers may be rational or irrational. If you claim a number is irrational, provide a proof. \end{itemize} \vfill \pagebreak \problem{} Let $X = \{x \in \mathbb{Z} ~\bigl|~ n \geq 2 \}$. For $k \geq 2$, degine $X_k = \{kx ~\bigl|~ x \in X \}$. \par What is $X - (X_2 \cup X_3 \cup X_4 \cup ...)$? Prove your claim. \vfill \pagebreak \problem{} For a set $X$, define its \textit{diagonal} as $\text{D}(X) = \{ (x, x) \in X \times X ~\bigl|~ x \in X \}$. \vspace{2mm} An \textit{undirected graph} $G$ is an ordered pair $(V, E)$, where $V$ is a set, and $E \subset V \times V$ satisfies $(a, b) \in E \iff (b, a) \in E$ and $E \cap \text{D}(X) = \varnothing$. The elements of $V$ are called \textit{vertices}; the elements of $E$ are called \textit{edges}. \vspace{2mm} \begin{itemize}[itemsep=4mm] \item Make sense of the conditions on $E$. \item The \textit{degree} of a vertex $a$ is the number of edges connected to that vertex. \par We'll denote this as $d(a)$. Write a formal definition of this function using set-builder notation and the definitions above. Recall that $|X|$ denotes the size of a set $X$. \item There are 9 people at a party. Show that they cannot each have 3 friends. \par Friendship is always mutual. \end{itemize} \end{document}