Prove the following statement. any product of four consecutive integers is one less than a perfect square. present your proof in 2-column format (see hw w2-2 for an example). justify all your steps. use the following formal definitions in your proof. two integers are consecutive if, and only if, one is one more than the other. a, b consecutive (a + 1 = b) v (b + 1 = a) an integer a is a perfect square if and only if it equals the square of an integer. a € z is a perfect square 3b ez a = b2

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.

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step-by-step explanation:

37 = ending with 7

unit's digit in the cube..3

56 = ending with 6

unit's digit in the cube..2

133 = ending with

unit's digit in the cube..7

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i would be 2,000 just get the square root of 50 which is 2500 and the divid 4/5 and last thing multiply the answer you get for that by the square root of 50

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