diff --git a/assignments/a4/a4.tex b/assignments/a4/a4.tex index fa6db3f..baef30d 100644 --- a/assignments/a4/a4.tex +++ b/assignments/a4/a4.tex @@ -27,8 +27,43 @@ $$\forall a, k, n \in \Z,~ \gcd(a, n) = 1 \Rightarrow \gcd(a + kn, n) = 1$$ -\begin{proof} -TODO: Your proof goes here. +\begin{proof} : \\ +$d = \gcd(a,n)$ is defined as $(a=0 \land n=0 \implies d=0) \land \\ (a \neq 0 \lor n \neq 0 \implies d | a \land d | n \land (\forall e \in \N, e | a \land e | n \implies e \le d))$ \\ +\\ +Let $a,k,n \in \Z$ \\ +Assume that $\gcd(a,n) = 1$ \\ +Since $d = 1 \neq 0$, this implies that $a \neq 0 \lor n \neq 0$ \\ +Since $a \neq 0 \lor n \neq 0$, we know $1 | a \land 1 | n \land (\forall e_2 \in \N, e_2 | a \land e_2 | n \implies e_2 \le 1)$ is also true. \\ +We need to prove: $(a + kn) \neq 0 \lor n \neq 0 \implies 1 | (a + kn) \land 1 | n \land (\forall e \in \N, e | (a + kn) \land e | n \implies e \le 1)$ \\ +\\ +Suppose $(a + kn) \neq 0 \lor n \neq 0$ \\ +We need to prove: $1 | (a + kn) \land 1 | n \land (\forall e \in \N, e | (a + kn) \land e | n \implies e \le 1)$ + +\begin{enumerate} + \item[1.] Proving for: $1 | (a + kn)$ \\ + That is: $\exists k \in \Z$ s.t. $(a + kn) = 1 \cdot k$ \\ + Take $k = (a + kn)$ \\ + $(a + kn) = 1 \cdot (a + kn)$ is true. + + \item[2.] $1 | n$ is given to be true. + + \item[3.] Proving for $\forall e \in \N, e | (a + kn) \land e | n \implies e \le 1$ \\ + Let $e \in \N$ \\ + Suppose $e | (a + kn) \land e | n$ \\ + $a + kn = ex \land n = ey$ for some $x,y \in \Z$ \\ + $a + key = ex$ for some $x,y \in \Z$ \\ + $a = e(ky + x)$ for some $x,y \in \Z$ \\ + Let $c = (ky + x)$ \\ + By substitution, we now have: $a = ec$ \\ + Therefore, $\exists c \in \Z$ s.t. $a = ec$ is true. \\ + Which means $e | a$ is true. \\ + Since we are given $\forall e_2 \in \N, e_2 | a \land e_2 | n \implies e_2 \le 1$ \\ + Take $e_2 = e$, we now have $e | a \land e | n \implies e \le 1$ \\ + And since we now know $e | a$ and $e | n$, we can conclude $e \le 1$. \\ + Which is what we want to show. +\end{enumerate} + + \end{proof} \item[2.] Statement to prove (we've expanded the definition of Omega for you!):