Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications, Seventh Edition

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Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - The Pigeonhole Principle - Exercises - Page 405: 5

Answer

Showing that among any group of five integers, there are two with the same remainder when divided by 4 -

Work Step by Step

-Because there are four possible remainders when an integer is divided by 4, -the pigeonhole principle implies that given five integers, at least two have the same remainder.
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