Proof Problem - 1

The square of an odd integer is odd.

False True

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Ananth Jayadev
Jan 17, 2016

An odd integer has the form of 2 m + 1 \large 2m +1 , in other words e v e n i n t e g e r + 1 = o d d i n t e g e r \large even integer + 1 = odd integer .

( 2 m + 1 ) 2 = ( 2 m + 1 ) ( 2 m + 1 ) = 4 m 2 + 4 m + 1 \large (2m + 1)^2 = (2m + 1)(2m + 1) = {4m}^2 + 4m + 1

4 m 2 + 4 m + 1 = 2 ( 2 m 2 + 2 m ) + 1 \large {4m}^2 + 4m + 1 = 2({2m}^2 + 2m) + 1

Using the first statement, it is proven that the square of an odd integer is odd

Brian Wang
Jan 24, 2016

In order for a number to be even, it must contain a 2 in its prime factorization. An odd number doesn't contain any 2s in its prime factorization, so an odd number squared won't contain any 2s in its prime factorization, so it will be even.

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