jasonm21x jasonm21x
  • 02-12-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

Prove that for any natural value of n the value of the expression (n+2)^2-(n-2)^2 is a multiple of 8.

Prove that for any natural value of n the value of the expression n22n22 is a multiple of 8 class=

Respuesta :

facundo3141592
facundo3141592 facundo3141592
  • 08-12-2020

Answer:

We have the expression:

(n + 2)^2 - (n - 2)^2

Let´s break the parentheses:

(n + 2)^2 = n^2 + 4*n + 4

(n - 2)^2 = n^2 - 4n + 4

Then:

(n + 2)^2  - (n - 2)^2 = (n^2 + 4*n + 4) - (n^2 - 4n + 4) =

                                 = (n^2 - n^2) + (4 - 4) + (4n - (-4n)) = 4n - (-4n) = 8*n

Then for any natural value of n, 8*n will be a multiple of 8.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

which is a noun phrase? Travel to another country, and (the difference in price) can be even greater. Go to a store in Germany to buy a garden hose, and you’ll
A cubic yard of topsoil weighs 4,128 pounds . about how many 50-pound bags of topsoil can you fill with one cubic yard of topsoil?
Why were African Americans at first banned from serving in the army?
How did physical geography shape early Greek culture?
A liter is the same as a _____.
Other than transporting materials what are two other important functions of the cell membrane
How does the ionic radius of a nonmetal compare with its atomic radius?
Sonnet 2 by William Shakespeare When forty winters shall besiege thy brow, And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field, Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on no
how do you know the meaning of life
Why do you think it is important for factories and mills to be near their sources of energy?