Question

Prove that for all whole values of n the value of the expression:

n(n–1)–(n+3)(n+2) is divisible by 6.

Answer 1

Expand:

`n(n-1)-(n+3)(n+2)=(n^2-n)-(n^2+5n+6)=-6n-6`

Then we can write

`n(n-1)-(n+3)(n+2)=6\boxed{(-n-1)}`

which means
`6\mid n(n-1)-(n+3)(n+2)` as required.