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Module 3: Propositional Logic & Proof Techniques.

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(a) Prove the following:

(i) There is a real number xx such that x>1x > 1 and 2x>x102^x > x^{10}.
(ii) There is an integer nn such that 2n2−5n+22n^2 - 5n + 2 is prime.

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