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What are the only remainders for any (x squared) divided by 4?
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- 0 and 1 are remainders depending on number is even or odd.
All numbers are 2x or 2x+1.
square of even numbers = 4x^2 which is divisible by 4 . so remainder is zero.
for odd numbers,
square of 2x+1 = 4x^2+4x+1 = 4*(x^2+x) +1 .. so remainder is one(1). - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
- 0 and 1 are the only remainders, for any (x squared) divided by 4.
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- Sorry.. ) 0 is the only remainder for any x squared divided by 4
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- For x = 1 to 9:
x |
1 | {0, 1}
2 | {1, 0}
3 | {2, 1}
4 | {4, 0}
5 | {6, 1}
6 | {9, 0}
7 | {12, 1}
8 | {16, 0}
9 | {20, 1}
Therefore 1 and 0 - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- All integers are even 2x or odd 2x + 1. If one squares them, we get: 4x^2 and 4x^2 + 4x + 1. This implies that the number is divisible by 4 (evens) or leaves a remainder of 1 (odds).
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- Ans. 0 and 1 are the only remainders for any (x squared) divided by 4.
Square of any even is when divided by 4 gives reminder as 0 and square of any odd number when divided by 4 will give reminder as 1.
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
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