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1.1 Proof by Contradiction

1.1 Proof by Contradiction

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Question 59

A network routing protocol generates a priority index SSS for a data stream of size k∈Nk \in \mathbb{N}k∈N based on the formula

S=k2+12k+13 S = k^2 + 12k + 13 S=k2+12k+13

Use the method of proof by contradiction to show that if the priority index SSS is even, then the data stream size kkk must be odd.

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