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13 July, 16:37

Prove that for any x in the reals 5 divides x if and only if 5 divides x squared

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  1. 13 July, 16:52
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    I think we can do this by taking the contrapositive of the statement.

    if the statement is true then the contrapositive is also true:-

    If, for any real x, 5 does not divide x^2 then 5 does not divide x.

    Any number that 5 will divide into must end in 0 or 5 so the above is evidently true.

    So the original statement is also true.
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