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Suppose You Are Allowed to Give Either a Direct Proof

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Suppose you are allowed to give either a direct proof or a proof by contraposition of the following: if 3n + 5 is even, then n is odd. Which type of proof would be easier to give? Explain why.


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A legal provision that protects a portion of a homeowner's principal residence from creditors and reduces property tax.

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A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

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A party or institution to whom money is owed.

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The failure to fulfill an obligation, especially the failure to make payments on a loan.

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