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Math question, plz halp (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by h3mlocke@lemm.ee to c/math@lemmy.ml

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Part (b). So, this is from the introduction of a discreet math book, How to Prove it, idk where to even start with this, and figure that since it's part of the 1st question in the intro that I should know how to do it. But, alas.

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[–] plinky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

~~32767 is suspiciously close to cubed 32, and first question implies that's important (if you've done it)~~ knowing factors from the first question, you can do some shenanigans close to the first question logic

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