Carcass wrote:
If n and m are even integers, which of the following are even integers?
Select all that apply
A. \(3mn\)
B. \((3m+2)(3n-2)\)
C. \(3(2m-3)(3n-1)\)
D. \(5(5m+2)(5n-6)\)
E. \(\frac{1}{64}m^3n^3\)
F. \(m^2n^3\)
\(n = even\) and \(m = even\)
A. \(3mn\)
\((3)(e)(e) = even\)B. \((3m+2)(3n-2)\)
\([3(e) + 2][3(e) - 2] = (e)(e) = even\)C. \(3(2m-3)(3n-1)\)
\(3[2(e) - 3][3(e) - 1] = 3(odd)(odd) = odd\)D. \(5(5m+2)(5n-6)\)
\(5[5(e) + 2][5(e) - 6] = 5(e)(e) = even\)E. \(\frac{1}{64}m^3n^3\)
\((\frac{1}{2})^6 (e^3)(e^3)\) - Cannot say as \(m\) and \(n\) can have factors other than \(2\), which can make this expression as \(odd\)F. \(m^2n^3\)
\((e^2)(e^3) = even\)Hence, option A, B, D and F