Practice Proof Strategies-II - 11 | 11. Proof Strategies-II | Discrete Mathematics - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Provide a counterexample for the universal statement: 'All integers are positive.'

💡 Hint: Remember an integer can be negative.

Question 2

Easy

What does WLOG mean?

💡 Hint: Think about simplifying cases in symmetrical arguments.

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Question 1

What is a counterexample used for?

  • To prove a statement true
  • To disprove a statement
  • To illustrate a property

💡 Hint: Think about proving versus disproving.

Question 2

True or False: A constructive proof provides no examples.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall what you understood about constructive proofs.

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Question 1

Consider the statement: 'If a number is positive, then its square is positive.' Use a proof by cases to discuss how one would validate this without explicit value examples.

💡 Hint: Explore both positive and negative possibilities in numeric realms.

Question 2

Demonstrate the non-constructive nature of proving that there are irrational numbers x and y such that xy is rational by using logical reasoning without establishing specific witnesses.

💡 Hint: One valid path through exponentiation fulfilling conditions is your aim.

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