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OpenStudy (anonymous):

prove that the square of every odd positive integer leaves remainder 1 when divided by 8

Parth (parthkohli):

Welcome to OpenStudy! Every odd positive integer can be written in the form \(4q + 1\) or \(4q + 3\). Can you try to consider both cases and square them? You will see that the numbers are of the form \(8m + 1\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh this is exactly what i was looking for thank you!!

Parth (parthkohli):

No problem!

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