Can someone help me here? I'm completed stuck in this simple problem.
Let a, b, c $\in \mathbb{N} $, check if the statement below is true or false:
if a|b then (a+b) | (b+c)
Any tips?
What i've done so far:
If a|b, then b=a.c
To prove that (a+b)|(b+c) there must be a j, such as (b+c) = (a+b)*j
(a+b) -> a+a.c
(b+c) -> a.c + c
(a+b)*j =?= (a.c+c)
Oh lord, just tried one case and found out that it is false.
Take a = 3, b = 6, c =2
- a|b -> b =a.c -> 6=3*2
- (a+b) | (b+c) -> (b+c) = (a+b)*j -> 6+2=(3+6)j -> 8=9j
(there's no j in N that satifies this equation
I've just tried one case and found out that it is false. Take a = 3, b = 6, c =2
a|b -> b =a.c -> 6=3*2 (a+b) | (b+c) -> (b+c) = (a+b)*j -> 6+2=(3+6)j -> 8=9j (there's no j in N that satifies this equation