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prove that the sum of the squares of two consecutive odd integers leaves a remainder of 2 on division by 8 . please help me
Original post by mehren
prove that the sum of the squares of two consecutive odd integers leaves a remainder of 2 on division by 8 . please help me

(2a+1)^2 + (2a+3)^2 / 8

8a^2+16a+10 / 8

a^2 + 2a + 1r2

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