Find a counter example. The product of any integer and 2 is greater than 2

Mathematics

2 answers:

spin [16.1K]3 years ago

8 0

Exception if the integer is a negative

astra-53 [7]3 years ago

7 0

One possible counterexample is:

-1

Explanation:

The set of integers contains the set of whole numbers and negative numbers, but does not include fractions or decimals.

Multiplying positive 2 by any negative number will result in a negative product. Any negative number will be smaller than positive two; thus any negative number and 2 will have a product smaller than 2.

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