show that the square of the positive integer q cannot be the form of 6q + 2 or6q + 5
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let a be the 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 < 5.
So, a = 6q or 6q + 1 or 6q + 2 or 6q + 3 or 6q + 4 or 6q + 5
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