CBSE Class 10 Maths (Standard) 2020 · Paper 30/1/1 · Question 35(a)
Show that the square of any positive integer cannot be of the form or for any integer .
Answer
A perfect square leaves remainder , or on division by , so it can never be of the form or . Hence proved.
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