use equally division Lemma to show that the square of any positive integer is either of the form 3M or 3M + 1 for some integer m
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Let any positive no. be a .
b=3 r=0,1,2
a=bq +r. CASE 1 a^2=(3q)^2
=9q^2
=3(3q^2) {3q^2= m}
=3m
CASE 2. a^2= (3q+1)^2
=9q^2+6q+1
=3(3q^2+2q)+1
=3m+1. {3 q^2+2q=m}
similarly a^2= (3q+2)^2
=9q^2+12q+4
=9q^2+12q+3+1
=3(3q^2+4q+1)+1
=3m+1. {3q^2+4q+1=m}
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