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tmua.me Medium Set C Paper 2 · Q10

Paper 2Number & counting

Let aa and bb be positive integers. Consider the statements

  • PP: The highest common factor of aa and bb is 11.
  • QQ: a2+ab+b2a^2+ab+b^2 is prime.

Which of the following is correct?

APP is sufficient but not necessary for QQ
BPP is necessary but not sufficient for QQ
CPP is both necessary and sufficient for QQ
DPP is neither necessary nor sufficient for QQ

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