SOLUTION: Prove that if 'n' is a positive integer, and 'n^2' is even, then n is also even. Thank You for your help!

SOLUTION: Prove that if 'n' is a positive integer, and 'n^2' is even, then n is also even. Thank You for your help!

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Question 169478: Prove that if 'n' is a positive integer, and 'n^2' is even, then n is also even.
Thank You for your help!
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 even integers are multiplied the result is always even.
When squaring an even integer two even integers are multiplied.
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Ed
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