MATH135 - ALGEBRA

Lecture 15

PRACTICE QUESTIONS - TEST 1

Prove the following:

a+b
1. min{a, b} ≤ for all real numbers a and b.
2

2. Let x ∈ ℝ. Then x 2 − x > 0 if and only if x ∉ [0,1].

3. Let S be a set. There is a unique set T such that T ⊆ S and S ∩ T = S.

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4. If r is irrational , then is irrational.
r

5. There do not exist integers p and q satisfying p 2 − q 2 = 10.

6. The complete real solution to x 2 + y 2 − 2y = − 1 is (x, y) = (0,1).

7. For all sets S and T, S ∩ T ⊆ S ∪ T.

8. Let a, b, c ∈ ℤ. If a ∤ b and a | (b + c), then a ∤ c.

∏( j2 )
n
1 n+1
9. 1− = for all n ∈ ℕ, n ≥ 2.
j=2
2n

(4)
n
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10. For all n ∈ ℕ, fn < where f1 = f2 = 1 and fn = fn−1 + fn−2 for n ≥ 3.

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