Homework 3
MATH 231 
Due Wednesday, October 8, 2025 
 
Instructions. We wiill have a quiz in class on the due date based on the content from the assignment. See the back of the textbook for solutions and hints for odd-numbered problems. Click here for a pdf version of the homework.
Exercise 1.
Complete the following exercises from Section 1.4 in the course textbook:
# 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 36, 41, 43
Exercise 2.
Complete the following exercises from Section 1.5 in the course textbook:
# 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 27–36, 38–45
Exercise 3.
Complete the following exercises from Section 1.7 in the course textbook:
# 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 , 11, 13, 21–30, 37, 46
Exercise 4.
Let . Show that if , then .