WANLESS' LEMMA

[mod ]
=> [mod ] [i>1]

Proof:
a, b, c 0 or 1 [mod 2]
=>, , 0 or 1 [mod ] [Proof by induction]
=> WLOG a 0 [mod 2] [if i>1]

[mod ]
=>
=>
=> [mod ] [if i>1]

Copyright 1997 James Wanless

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