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Problems Methods Extremal principle Extremal principle (other) Discrete Mathematics Set theory and logic Order relations Algebraic methods Proof by exhaustion

13–15 3.0

The order of books on a shelf is called wrong if no three adjacent books are arranged in order of height (either increasing or decreasing). How many wrong orders is it possible to construct from \(n\) books of different heights, if: a) \(n = 4\); b) \(n = 5\)?

Problem #PRU-32884

Problems Methods Extremal principle Extremal principle (other) Mathematical induction Mathematical induction (other) Algebra Polynomials Polynomial remainder theorem (little Bezout's theorem). Factorisation. Polynomials with integer coefficients and integer values Proof by contradiction Calculus Real numbers Rational and irrational numbers

12–12 3.0

Prove that if the irreducible rational fraction \(p/q\) is a root of the polynomial \(P (x)\) with integer coefficients, then \(P (x) = (qx - p) Q (x)\), where the polynomial \(Q (x)\) also has integer coefficients.