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Great explanation, Bunuel.
Love your approach in every answer you put in the threads.
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Hi All,

This question is perfect for TESTing VALUES.

We're told that R and S are integers and that (R)(S)+R = ODD. We're asked which of the 5 answers MUST be even...

IF....
R = 1
S = 2
(1)(2)+1 = 3

Answer A: R = 1 NOT even
Answer B: S = 2 This IS EVEN
Answer C: R+S = 3 NOT even
Answer D: RS-R = 2-1 = 1 NOT even
Answer E: R^2+S = 1+2 = 3 NOT even

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Elegant explanation Bunuel. I was plugging in various values and ended up taking long time to solve the question.
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Elegant explanation Bunuel. I was plugging in various values and ended up taking long time to solve the question.

The heirarchy of the two methods is as follows

1) Understand the algebraic expression

2) Substitute the values if you are stuck or have no idea what the algebraic expression means

here the question was


If r and s are integers and rs + r is odd, which of the following must be even ?

A. R
B. s
C. r + s
D. rs - r
E. r^2 + s

rs + r = r(s+1) = odd . (Only product of two odd numbers can be odd given that the two numbers are integers

i.e. r = Odd and s+1 = Odd

i.e. r = Odd and s = Even (Hence answer Option B)
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If r and s are integers and rs + r is odd, which of the following must be even ?

A. r
B. s
C. r + s
D. rs - r
E. r^2 + s

Some important rules:
#1. ODD +/- ODD = EVEN
#2. ODD +/- EVEN = ODD
#3. EVEN +/- EVEN = EVEN

#4. (ODD)(ODD) = ODD
#5. (ODD)(EVEN) = EVEN
#6. (EVEN)(EVEN) = EVEN


Take: rs + r is odd
Factor: r(s + 1) is odd

If (r)(s + 1) = ODD, then from rule #4, we know that r is ODD and (s+1) is ODD
If s+1 is ODD, then it must be the case that s is even

Answer: B

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