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Euclid's Division Lemma
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USE EUCLID DIVISON LEMMA TO SHOW THAT THE SQUAREOF ANY POSITIVE INTEGER IS EITHER OF THE FORM 3m or 3m+1or 3m+2 FOR SOME INTEGER m.
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Use Euclid's 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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