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Dr-NiKoN
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I'm supposed to prove that if:
n^2 % 3 = 0
Then
n % 3 = 0
I'm not sure how to proceed here?
Does it got something to do with setting n^2 to x?
x % 3 = 0
and
\frac{x}{n} % 3 = 0
Not sure how that helps..
The actual problem is to prove that if n^2 / 3 is a whole number, then n/3 is also a whole number. But, I can't figure out any other way to present it.
n^2 % 3 = 0
Then
n % 3 = 0
I'm not sure how to proceed here?
Does it got something to do with setting n^2 to x?
x % 3 = 0
and
\frac{x}{n} % 3 = 0
Not sure how that helps..
The actual problem is to prove that if n^2 / 3 is a whole number, then n/3 is also a whole number. But, I can't figure out any other way to present it.
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