Exercise 1757Logic, sets and proofs › Proof techniques › InductionL1Added 3 Nov 2026
Existence of quotient and remainder
#strong induction#division#quotient
Statement
Prove by strong induction that for all and , there exist unique with , .
Hint
Induct on ; base case .
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Solution
Base case. If : , , unique.
Inductive step. Suppose all have a unique decomposition. For :
- If , done.
- If : , so by induction with . Then , giving existence.
Uniqueness. Suppose . Then with ; this forces and .
Conclusion. Euclidean division exists and is unique.