Originally posted by SVTour98:
Hoping you guys can help me out here, I have a math problem that I cannot figure out for the life of me! And I'm sure most of you guys will know it in a heartbeat...

"True or false? If true, give a justification (not just an example). If false, give a counterexample. Assume a, b, and c are natural numbers.

part 1) If "a" is a factor of "b" then GCF (a,b) = a



true

this one's not too bad if you think about it. think about exactly what you're saying when you say GCF - "greatest factor." how can "a" have a factor thats bigger than itself?

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part 2) If GCF (a,b) = x and GCF (a,c) = x, then b = c "




false

a = 12
b = 9
c = 3

Last edited by Eli; 11/30/05 03:38 PM.
now officially a troll, i guess. used to have a black 96 SE, until it broke down one too many times. now I'm hunting for a motorycle.