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What is typically the first step of an indirect proof
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What is typically the first step of an indirect proof

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The first step of an indirect proof is to assume that 'Sum of even integers is odd.' XQ n(n + 1) = an odd number, a contradiction, because n(n + 1) is always an even number.
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