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  • 22-09-2022
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For whole number n, n3 will be odd if n is odd and even if n is even

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  • 22-09-2022
The contrapositive of p→q is ~q → ~p.

So we want to prove that if n is not odd, then n^3 is not odd, i.e. if n is even, then n^3 is even.

If n is even, then it can be written as n = 2p, where p is some integer. n^3 = (2p)^3 = 2(4p^3), which is even. So if n is even, then n^3 is even.
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