Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Introduction to Proofs - Exercises - Page 91: 4

Answer

See proof.

Work Step by Step

Take an even number $2n$ where $n$ is an integer. Its additive inverse or negative is $-2n$ which equals $2(-n)$ where $-n$ is an integer since $n$ is an integer. Thus, we have 2 times an integer which is an even number.
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