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(MAA 1.7) DEDUCTIVE PROOF - Solutions

This document contains solutions to practice questions on deductive proofs. It includes: 1) Expansions of expressions like (a + b)^2, (a + b)^3, (a + b)^4. 2) Examples of proofs moving from the left hand side to right hand side and vice versa. 3) Checking identities for specific values of variables. 4) Additional practice proofs involving algebraic manipulations and equivalences to show two expressions are equal.

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(MAA 1.7) DEDUCTIVE PROOF - Solutions

This document contains solutions to practice questions on deductive proofs. It includes: 1) Expansions of expressions like (a + b)^2, (a + b)^3, (a + b)^4. 2) Examples of proofs moving from the left hand side to right hand side and vice versa. 3) Checking identities for specific values of variables. 4) Additional practice proofs involving algebraic manipulations and equivalences to show two expressions are equal.

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[MAA 1.

7] DEDUCTIVE PROOF
SOLUTIONS
Compiled by: Christos Nikolaidis

O. Practice questions

1. (a) ( a  b) 2  (a  b)( a  b)  a 2  ab  ab  b 2  a 2  2ab  b 2

(b) ( a  b)3  ( a  b) 2 ( a  b)  ( a 2  2ab  b 2 )( a  b)  ⋯

(c) ( a  b) 4  ( a  b)3 ( a  b)  ( a 3  3a 2b  3ab 2  b3 )( a  b)  ⋯

2. (a) LHS to RHS proof


(b) RHS to LHS proof

3. (a) For x  3 , LHS=10, RHS=10


For x  1 , LHS=2, RHS=2
(b) It is not true for any value of x, for example for x=0 LHS=1, RHS=4

4. (a) LHS = 6 x 2  6 y 2  13 xy and RHS = 6 x 2  6 y 2  13 xy


Hence LHS = RHS
(b) LHS=15500, RHS=15500
(c) LHS= -x2, RHS= -x2

5. RHS = LHS  … proof

2 a 2  ab  b 2 ab
2 2
  ( 2a 2  ab  b 2 )( 2a  b ) = ( 4a 2  b 2 )( a  b )
4a  b 2a  b
 4a 3  2a 2 b  2a 2 b  ab 2  2ab 2  b 3 = 4a 3  4a 2 b  ab 2  b 3
 00 which is true!

4 x2 1 2x 1
6. 2
  (4 x 2  1)( x  1)  (2 x 2  x  1)(2 x  1)
2x  x 1 x 1
 4 x 3  4 x 2  x  1  4 x3  2 x 2  2 x 2  x  2 x  1
 00 which is true!

7. (a) Let a  2m and b  2n Then a  b  2m  2n  2(m  n) even


(b) Let a  2m  1 and b  2n  1 Then a  b  2m  1  2n  1  2(m  n  1) even

8. LHS = 2 x 2  bx  5 , RHS = ax 2  (5a  c ) x  5c


Hence,
a2
5c  5  c  1 ,
5a  c  b  b  11

1
A. Exam style questions (SHORT)

9. (a) ( x  1)3  ( x  1) 2 ( x  1)  ( x 2  2 x  1)( x  1)

 x 3  x 2  2 x 2  2 x  x  1  x3  3 x 2  3 x  1
(b) (i) LHS = 23 = 8, RHS = 1+3+3+1 = 8
(ii) LHS = 33 = 27, RHS = 8+12+6+1 = 27
(c) 1013  1003  3 1002  3 100  1
 1000000  30000  300  1  1030301

10. (a) (i) LHS to RHS proof


(ii) RHS to LHS proof
(b) For (a) LHS= -1/3 , RHS= -1/3
For (b) LHS= 6/7 , RHS= 6/7

11. (a) LHS to RHS proof


(b) RHS to LHS proof

12. (c) RHS to LHS proof


(d) RHS to LHS proof OR Set b instead of b in (c).

13. (a) RHS to LHS proof

14. (a) (i) LHS=7, RHS=7 true


(ii) LHS=16, RHS=16 true
(iii) LHS=27, RHS=29 false
(b) No. It is not an identity since it is not true for any x

15. We use equivalences :

x2  y2
(a)  xy  x 2  y 2  2 xy  x 2  y 2  2 xy  0  ( x  y ) 2  0
2
which is true.
x2  y2 y2  z2 z2  x2
(b) According to (a):  xy ,  yz ,  zx
2 2 2
2x 2  2 y 2  2z 2
We add together:  xy  yz  zx  x 2  y 2  z 2  xy  yz  zx
2

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