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pochemuha
3 years ago
13

For any integer x, x^2-x will always produce an even value. True or false

Mathematics
1 answer:
Andrej [43]3 years ago
6 0

That true. You have two ways to show it:

Method 1:

Factor the expression. You have

x^2-x = x(x-1)

So, you're multiplying two consecutive numbers. One of them must be even, and if a factor of a product is even, the result will be even.

Method 2:

If x is even, x^2 is even as well. So, x^2-x is a subtraction between even numbers, which gives an even number.

If x is odd, x^2 is odd as well. So, x^2-x is a subtraction between odd numbers, which gives an even number.

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