The values of the remainder r when a positive integer a is divided by 3 are 0 and 1 only. justify your answer
rreed8249:
What do you mean by justify??
give reason
it should be of the form 3m or 3m+1..thats it
i need answer with explanation
Am i correct?
ya it will be 3m+1 and 3m+2
but it is a three mark question
i need answer according to that
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the remainder can be 2 also.
any number if divided by a number 'n' ,the possible values of remainder are 0 to (n-1).
So The values of the remainder r when a positive integer a is divided by 3 are 0 ,1 &2
any number if divided by a number 'n' ,the possible values of remainder are 0 to (n-1).
So The values of the remainder r when a positive integer a is divided by 3 are 0 ,1 &2
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