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You have to do two cases. I will do one of them for you and then the other one will be similar.
Case 1) Suppose x and y are both odd, then
x = 2m+1 for some integer m and
y = 2n + 1 for some integer n
x - y = 2m+1 - (2n+1)
= 2m + 1 - 2n - 1
= 2m - 2n
= 2(m-n)
Thus, x-y is even
Case 2) Suppose x and y are both even.

2006-09-13 11:38:40 · answer #1 · answered by MsMath 7 · 0 1

No need to prove anything, let's just assume the integers are innocent and their parity is a personal choice. Do let x and y be, and please don't say disparaging things about integers you hardly even know.

2006-09-13 18:28:35 · answer #2 · answered by Bud V 1 · 1 1

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