Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Proof Methods and Strategy - Exercises - Page 108: 29

Answer

True.

Work Step by Step

Both $n^2$ and $n^3$ are monotonic for positive $n$, meaning that they only increase as $n$ increases. Since plugging in 4 yields $80$, which is less than 100, and plugging in $5$ yields $150$, there is no solution because the function is monotonic and so there can't be solutions less than 4 or more than 5.
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