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Find a counterexample to show that the statement is false,When an odd number is squared and divided by 2, the result will be a whole number,A counterexample is25Continue© 2824 MEGABW FNLLC, All RighType here to searcho

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Let 3 be our odd number; if we squared it the result is 9. Now if we divided the nine by 2 the result is 4.5 and this is not a whole number. Therefore the statament is false.

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