Exercise 3: Proving 7 | 5n and Applying the Sum Property — Possible Solution ==================================================================== PART 1: PROVE THAT IF 7 | n, THEN 7 | 5n ------------------------------ This is a direct application of this chapter's own "multiple" property: if a | b, then a | (bc) for any integer c. Here, a = 7, b = n, and c = 5. Since 7 | n is given, the property says directly that 7 | (n * 5), which is the same thing as 7 | 5n. No further work is needed - this is exactly what the property states, applied with c = 5. PART 2: SHOW 7 | (21 + 5n) FOR n = 21 (SO 5n = 105) WITHOUT DIVIDING 126 DIRECTLY ------------------------------ Given: 7 | 21 (since 21 = 7*3) and 7 | 5n where 5n = 105 (since 105 = 7*15). This chapter's own "sum" property states: if a | b and a | c, then a | (b + c). Here, a = 7, b = 21, c = 105 (which is 5n for n=21). Since 7 | 21 and 7 | 105 are both already established, the sum property guarantees directly that 7 | (21 + 105) - that is, 7 | 126 - without ever needing to actually compute 126 / 7 or check its remainder. (As a separate confirmation, not part of the proof itself: 126 / 7 = 18 exactly, confirming the property's conclusion was correct - but the proof itself never needed this check to be valid.) WHY THIS WORKS AS AN ANSWER ------------------------------ Both parts apply this chapter's own named properties directly and explicitly (naming which property, and which values play the role of a, b, and c in each), rather than simply computing the divisions and declaring the results true - the entire point of the exercise is to show these properties let a conclusion be reached WITHOUT direct computation, which is exactly what both parts demonstrate.