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We have to identify the correct proof that if the product of two integers is even, then either of the integers is even.
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Essentially, we're saying if, computer stop, there we go, if x, y is even, then x is even, or y is even.
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Okay, so what we would do in order to prove this is to take the contrapositive.
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Which is going to take the whole conclusion, negate it, and make that the premise, and then take the whole premise, make that the conclusion, and negate it.
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So essentially we'll say this or is going to become an and.
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If x and y are both odd, then their product is odd.
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So we're going to do it by contrapositive.
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So we're going to solve it by using proof by the contrapositive.
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Now, so that means we can eliminate some of these answers that don't prove it by contrapositive.
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So our options here are a, because that one is proven by contrapositive.
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B does not mention contrapositive at all.
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So our other option is c.
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C is proving it by the contrapositive.
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And then we have d is also proving it by contrapositive.
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Now, let's look at a first.
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So we'll have that a is 2k plus 1, and so a is 2k plus 1 and b is 2k plus 1.
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That one is out immediately because if they equal if a equals 2k plus one and b equals two plate two k plus one that means that a and b are the same number because we're using the same variable k in order to define them so we have to have two any two different integers so a is out because when they define the two integers they're using the same k the same variable k to define those and that instantly makes it not what we're trying to prove okay now let's number c, contrapositive, very good.
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Of this statement is if two integers are odd, very good, then the product of those integers must be odd...