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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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Let a be any odd integer and b = 4.

According to Euclid’s algorithm,

a = 4m + r for some integer m ≥ 0

And r = 0,1,2,3 because 0 ≤ r < 4.

So, we have that,

a = 4m or 4m + 1 or 4m + 2 or 4m + 3 So, a = 4m + 1 or 4m + 3

We know that, 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 and q = 4m2 + 2m.

(4m + 3)2 = 16m2 + 24m + 9

= 4(4m2 + 6m + 2) + 1

= 4q + 1, where q is some integer and q = 4m2 + 6m + 2

Therefore, Square of any odd integer is of the form 4q + 1, for some integer q.

Hence Proved.

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