Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A. 17 is congruent to 5 modulo 6.
B. Any two even numbers are congruent modulo 2.
C. Any two multiples of 3 are equivalent to each other (mod 6).
D. If k is a counting number greater than 1, then any two multiples of k are equivalent to 0 (mod k).
A. 17 is congruent to 5 modulo 6.
B. Any two even numbers are congruent modulo 2.
C. Any two multiples of 3 are equivalent to each other (mod 6).
D. If k is a counting number greater than 1, then any two multiples of k are equivalent to 0 (mod k).
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Answer:A
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Solution: Becouse 6 divides 17-5= 12 we see that 17=5 (mod 6) However because 24-14=10 is no divisible by 6, we see that 24=14 (mod 6)