use euclid division lemma to show that n²—n divisible by 2 for n any positive integer solve this question
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If we take n=2 then
n^2-n will be
=2^2-2
=4-2
=2
this is divisible by 2
Now take n=4,then
=2^4-4
=16-4
=12
this is also divisible by 2
So from this we can conclude that it doesn't matter what positive value you take for n but n2-n is always divisible by 2
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n^2-n will be
=2^2-2
=4-2
=2
this is divisible by 2
Now take n=4,then
=2^4-4
=16-4
=12
this is also divisible by 2
So from this we can conclude that it doesn't matter what positive value you take for n but n2-n is always divisible by 2
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