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Num Prop: 4th Ed Page 148 Rep Even and Odds Algebraically

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ekshamatha
 Post subject: Num Prop: 4th Ed Page 148 Rep Even and Odds Algebraically
 Post Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:09 am 
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What is the remainder when a is divided by 4?
(1) a is a square of an odd integer.
(2) a is a multiple of 3.

2n+1 is considered as the odd integer so (2n+1)^2

(1) will have a remainder of 1 - SUFFICIENT
(2) Insufficient.

What i do not understand is if i consider the odd integer as 2n-1
then (2n-1)^2 => if n = 1 then a = 1 , but if n = 2 then a = 9 then the remainder would be 1. Could any one please explain me why we should consider 2n+1 only and not 2n-1 for 'a'.
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varun_783
 Post subject: Re: Num Prop: 4th Ed Page 148 Rep Even and Odds Algebraically
 Post Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:27 pm 
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Hi,

Not sure if I see a problem with 2n-1. Even with a=1 the remainder is still 1. 4 goes 0 times to give 0 and you get remainder 1.

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Sunil
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ekshamatha
 Post subject: Re: Num Prop: 4th Ed Page 148 Rep Even and Odds Algebraically
 Post Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:05 pm 
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thanks! i missed the point of 0 and the remainder to be 1.
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jnelson0612
 Post subject: Re: Num Prop: 4th Ed Page 148 Rep Even and Odds Algebraically
 Post Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:39 pm 
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Thanks Sunil!

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