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- Case 1: a is not a member of {-1, 0, 1}
- a = xa^2 where x is an int # definition of divisibility
- 1 = xa #algebra
- 1/x = a #algebra
- a is not an integer, thus the P (a is an integer and a^2|a) is false,
- thus the proof isn't violated.
- Case 2: a is a member of {-1,0,1}
- a=xa^2
- (a,x) = (-1,-1), (0,0), and (1,1)
- So neither of the two cases disproves the proof.
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