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Show that the square of any odd integer is of the form 4q + 1, for some integer q.

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Solution:
Let a 
be any odd integer and b = 4.
Then, by Euclid’s algorithm, a = 4m + r for some integer m ≥ 0 and r = 0,1,2,3 because 0 ≤ r < 4.
So, a = 4m or 4m + 1 or 4m + 2 or 4m + 3
So, a = 4m + 1 or 4m + 3
Here, a cannot be 4m or 4m + 2, as they are divisible by 2.
=> (4m + 1)2 = 16m2 + 8m + 1
= 4(4m2 + 2m) + 1
= 4q + 1, where q is some integer.
(4m + 3)2 = 16m2 + 24m + 9
= 4(4m2 + 6m + 2) + 1
= 4q + 1, where q is some integer.
Hence, The square of any odd integer is of the form 4q + 1, for some integer q.

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