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Every even and odd integers can be represented as _____ and ______ respectively.

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2q and 2q+1
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3q and 3q+2
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C
q and q+1
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3q+1 and 3q+2
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Solution

The correct option is A 2q and 2q+1

By Euclid's lemma,

a = bq + r, 0 <= r < b.

Let b = 2,

a = 2q when r = 0, then a is an even number

a = 2q + 1, when r = 1, then a is an odd number.


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