Proof: direct, contrapositive, contradiction and induction
Warm-upHumanYou want to prove “if is odd, then is odd” by contrapositive. What do you assume at the start?
Practice · Grades 9–12
You want to prove “if is odd, then is odd” by contrapositive. What do you assume at the start?
Use Gauss's formula to compute .
In the “all horses are the same colour” induction, where exactly does the argument break down?
Let . What does Euclid's argument guarantee about ?
With an unlimited supply of stamps worth and , what is the largest amount that cannot be made exactly?
Which of these statements is proved most naturally by strong induction rather than ordinary induction?
“Let . Then , so , so , so , so , so .” Which step is invalid?
A student proves: “if is even, then is even”, and concludes by induction that is even for all . Which statement is correct?
Which Lean proposition expresses the principle of ordinary induction for the natural numbers?
Write is_prime(n) and first_failure(claim, limit), which returns the least n with 0 <= n <= limit for which claim(n) is false, or None if there is none. Use them to find the first n for which is not prime. Why does your search not prove anything about the values beyond limit?