Prove that the product of any two consecutive natural numbers is even.
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Answer with Step-by-step explanation:
Let us assume the 2 consecutive natural numbers are 'n' and 'n+1'
Thus the product of the 2 numbers is given by
We know that the sum of 'n' consecutive natural numbers starting from 1 is
Thus from equation 'i' we can write
As we know that any number multiplied by 2 is even thus we conclude that the product of 2 consecutive numbers is even.
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Coordinates of the given triangle ΔPQR P(1,-1), Q(3,-2), R(3,-4).
a) Let us discuss the rule for rotation of 90° clockwise about the origin.
If given coordinate is (h,k) is rotated 90° clockwise about the origin the position of rotated coordinate will be (k, -h).
x and y coordinates would switch their values and after switching x any values, the y value of the coordinates would reverse in sign.
So, the coordinates of rotated ΔPQR P(1,-1), Q(3,-2), R(3,-4) would become
P(1,-1) --> P'(-1,-1)
Q(3,-2) --> Q'( -2,-3)
R(3,-4) --> R'(-4,-3)
b) If given coordinate is (h,k), the coordinates after reflection across the x-axis would besome (h,-k). (Just change in the sign of y-coordinate).
So, the coordinates of rotated ΔPQR P(1,-1), Q(3,-2), R(3,-4) would become
P(1,-1) --> P"(1,1)
Q(3,-2) --> Q"( 3,2)
R(3,-4) --> R"(3,4)
