Edexcel P2 2022 January — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2022
SessionJanuary
TopicProof

10. (i) Prove by counter example that the statement
"if \(p\) is a prime number then \(2 p + 1\) is also a prime number" is not true.
(ii) Use proof by exhaustion to prove that if \(n\) is an integer then $$5 n ^ { 2 } + n + 12$$ is always even.