The correct option to prove that an integer a divides 0 is:
C) a | 0 since 0 = a × 0
How do we find the right prove that integer A divides 0?
To say that "a divides 0," we mean there is some integer k such that a×k = 0.
Since any number multiplied by 0 is 0, we can say that 0 is divisible by any integer a, because a×0 = 0.
Option A is incorrect because a = 0/a is not valid for all a, especially since division by zero is undefined.
Option B is incorrect because 0=a/0 is not valid; division by zero is undefined.
Option C is correct because 0 = a × 0 is valid for all integers a.
Option D is incorrect because 0 = a×a implies that a must be zero, which is not the general case we're considering.
Full question
identify the correct step to prove that if a is an integer than O,then a divides O.
A) a I 0 Since a = 0/a
B) a I 0 Since 0 = a/0
C) a I 0 Since 0 = a × 0
D) a I 0 Since 0 = a×a