If R and S are different integers both divisible by 5, then which of the following is not necessarily true ?
Correct Answer :
R + S is divisible by 10
Solution :
The correct option is R + S is divisible by 10.
Let us analyze why this statement is not necessarily true, while all the other options must be true, given that and are different integers both divisible by 5.
Since and are divisible by 5, we can write them as:
where and are distinct integers (since ).
Let us evaluate each option to see if it is always true or not:
1. Evaluating R - S is divisible by 5:
We have:
Since is an integer, is a multiple of 5. Therefore, this statement is always true.
2. Evaluating R + S is divisible by 10:
We have:
For to be divisible by 10, the term must be an even number. However, this is not always the case. For example, if we choose (so ) and (so ), both are divisible by 5. Then:
The sum 15 is not divisible by 10. Thus, this statement is not necessarily true.
3. Evaluating R × S is divisible by 25:
We have:
Since is an integer, the product is a multiple of 25. Therefore, this statement is always true.
4. Evaluating R2 + S2 is divisible by 5:
We have:
Since the expression inside the parenthesis is an integer, the sum of squares is a multiple of 5 (in fact, it is also divisible by 25). Thus, this statement is always true.
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