Question Number 3055 by Filup last updated on 04/Dec/15
![Given a set S={a_1 , ..., a_n } a_k ∈Z a_1 =a, a_n =a_(n−1) +1, a_n =b ∴S contains all integers between a and b. Are there more even or odd values?](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q3055.png)
$$\mathrm{Given}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{set}\:\:{S}=\left\{{a}_{\mathrm{1}} ,\:…,\:{a}_{{n}} \right\} \\ $$$${a}_{{k}} \in\mathbb{Z} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} ={a},\:\:\:{a}_{{n}} ={a}_{{n}−\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{1},\:\:\:{a}_{{n}} ={b} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\therefore{S}\:\mathrm{contains}\:\mathrm{all}\:\mathrm{integers}\:\mathrm{between} \\ $$$${a}\:\mathrm{and}\:{b}. \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{Are}\:\mathrm{there}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{even}\:\mathrm{or}\:\mathrm{odd}\:\mathrm{values}? \\ $$
Answered by 123456 last updated on 04/Dec/15
![a_1 =a a_n =a_(n−1) +1 a_n =b (b≥a) a_1 =a a_2 =a+1 ⋮ a_n =b=a+(b−a) n=b−a+1 if n=b−a+1≡0(mod 2)⇒b−a≡1(mod 2) a_1 ≡a_3 ≡a_5 ≡...≡a_(n−1) a_2 ≡a_4 ≡a_6 ≡...≡a_n so there same quantity of even and odd if n=b−a+1≡1(mod 2)⇒b−a≡0(mod 2) a_1 ≡a_3 ≡...≡a_(n−2) ≡a_n a_2 ≡a_4 ≡...≡a_(n−1) so its not have same quantinty, also a_1 determines wich will have more wich mean there more numbers of parity of a_1](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q3056.png)
$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} ={a} \\ $$$${a}_{{n}} ={a}_{{n}−\mathrm{1}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${a}_{{n}} ={b}\:\:\:\left({b}\geqslant{a}\right) \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} ={a} \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{2}} ={a}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\vdots \\ $$$${a}_{{n}} ={b}={a}+\left({b}−{a}\right) \\ $$$${n}={b}−{a}+\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{if}\:{n}={b}−{a}+\mathrm{1}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right)\Rightarrow{b}−{a}\equiv\mathrm{1}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{3}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{5}} \equiv…\equiv{a}_{{n}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{2}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{4}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{6}} \equiv…\equiv{a}_{{n}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{there}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{quantity}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{even}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{odd} \\ $$$$\mathrm{if}\:{n}={b}−{a}+\mathrm{1}\equiv\mathrm{1}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right)\Rightarrow{b}−{a}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{3}} \equiv…\equiv{a}_{{n}−\mathrm{2}} \equiv{a}_{{n}} \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{2}} \equiv{a}_{\mathrm{4}} \equiv…\equiv{a}_{{n}−\mathrm{1}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{its}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{quantinty},\:\mathrm{also} \\ $$$${a}_{\mathrm{1}} \:\mathrm{determines}\:\mathrm{wich}\:\mathrm{will}\:\mathrm{have}\:\mathrm{more} \\ $$$$\mathrm{wich}\:\mathrm{mean} \\ $$$$\mathrm{there}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{numbers}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{parity}\:\mathrm{of}\:{a}_{\mathrm{1}} \\ $$
Answered by Rasheed Soomro last updated on 04/Dec/15
![Case−1:a,b∈E More even numbers Case−2: a,b∈O More odd numbers Case−3: One of a and b is odd other is even Both are equal](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q3063.png)
$${Case}−\mathrm{1}:{a},{b}\in\mathbb{E} \\ $$$${More}\:{even}\:{numbers} \\ $$$${Case}−\mathrm{2}:\:{a},{b}\in\mathbb{O} \\ $$$${More}\:{odd}\:{numbers} \\ $$$${Case}−\mathrm{3}:\:{One}\:{of}\:{a}\:{and}\:{b}\:{is}\:{odd}\:{other}\:{is}\:{even} \\ $$$${Both}\:{are}\:{equal} \\ $$