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11 August, 17:53

Show that the sum of any two odd numbers is even.

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  1. 11 August, 18:09
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    Hi here's a way to solve it

    Let m and n be odd integers. Then, we can express m as 2r + 1 and n as 2s + 1, where r and s are integers.

    This means that any odd number can be written as the sum of some even integer and one.

    Substituting, we have that m + n = (2r + 1) + 2s + 1 = 2r + 2s + 2.

    As we defined r and s as integers, 2r + 2s + 2 is also an integer.

    Now It is clear that 2r + 2s + 2 is an integer divisible by 2 becasue we have 2 in each of the integers.

    Therefore, 2r + 2s + 2 = m + n is even.

    So, the sum of two odd integers is even.
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