SOLUTION: Provide a counterexample that shows when the statement is false. Show all work to verify that the counterexample really makes the statement false. For all integers a, b, and c,

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Question 199396: Provide a counterexample that shows when the statement is false. Show all work to verify that the counterexample really makes the statement false.
For all integers a, b, and c, if a = a/c = b/c

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I think you meant the statement to read, "If , then ". Given that, the statement is true for all integers , , and if and only if . Because if then both and are both undefined and trying to establish equality between two undefined things is absurd.

John