Question #332753

If x is an odd integer, then x


2 + 3x + 5 is odd. (Use Direct Proof)


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Expert's answer
2022-04-26T00:18:35-0400

Any odd number can be presented as: x=2n+1,x=2n+1, where nn is an integer. Thus, we get: 2+3(2n+1)+5=6n+10=2(3n+5)2+3(2n+1)+5=6n+10=2(3n+5). As we can see, the latter number is even. Thus, the statement is wrong.


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