2. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is some integer.

2. Show that any positive odd integer is of the form 6q + 1, or 6q + 3, or 6q + 5, where q is some integer.

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    Let a be any positive integer and b = 6. Then, by Euclid’s algorithm, a = 6q + r, for some integer q ≥ 0, and r = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, because 0≤r<6.

    Now substituting the value of r, we get,

    If r = 0, then a = 6q

    Similarly, for r= 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the value of a is 6q+1, 6q+2, 6q+3, 6q+4 and 6q+5, respectively.

    If a = 6q, 6q+2, 6q+4, then a is an even number and divisible by 2. A positive integer can be either even or odd Therefore, any positive odd integer is of the form of 6q+1, 6q+3 and 6q+5, where q is some integer.

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  2. Answer:

    According to Euclid’s Division Lemma if we have two positive integers a and b, then there exist unique integers q and r which satisfies the condition a = bq + where 0 ≤ r < b.

    Let a be the positive odd integer which when divided by 6 gives q as quotient and r as remainder.

    According to Euclid’s division lemma

    a = bq + r

    a = 6q + r………………….(1)

    where, (0 ≤ r < 6)

    So r can be either 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

    Case 1:

    If r = 1, then equation (1) becomes

    a = 6q + 1

    The Above equation will be always as an odd integer.

    Case 2:

    If r = 3, then equation (1) becomes

    a = 6q + 3

    The Above equation will be always as an odd integer.

    Case 3:

    If r = 5, then equation (1) becomes

    a = 6q + 5

    The above equation will be always as an odd integer.

    ∴ Any odd integer is of the form 6q + 1 or 6q + 3 or 6q + 5.

    Hence proved.

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