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Vesna [10]
3 years ago
8

Question 9 please both a and b

Social Studies
1 answer:
GarryVolchara [31]3 years ago
3 0

a^k - b^k = (a - b)(a^{k-1} + a^{k-2}b + ... + b^{k-1})

a. Let's set a=3, b=1

3^k - 1^k = (3 - 1)(\textrm{some integer we'll call } m)

3^k = 1 + 2m

In other words 3^k is odd, i.e. 3^k has remainder 1 when divided by 2. \quad\checkmark

b. Let

k=2n, a=3, b=1

a^k - b^k = (a - b)(a^{k-1} + a^{k-2}b + ... + b^{k-1})

3^{2n} - 1^{2n} = (3 - 1 )(3^{2n-1} + 3^{2n-2} + ... + 1)

There are 2n terms in the last factor.  All the terms of the form

3^{2n-k}

are odd. So when we add up an even number of them, we get an even number, call it 2m.

3^{2n} - 1 = 2(2m)

3^{2n} - 1 = 4m

We've shown 3^{2n}-1 is divisible by four.  \quad \checkmark

Merry Christmas!

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