MA-410 Homework 2

Due at 10:15am in class, Wednesday, March 12, 2008


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  1. Please prove for all composite integers n ≥ 4: 2n - 1 is a composite integer.
  2. ENT, §4.2, Problem 3, page 67.
  3. ENT, §4.2, Problem 6(b), page 68.
  4. ENT, §4.4, Problem 10, page 83.
  5. ENT, §4.4, Problem 17, page 83.