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Let n be an odd number. Then n=2k+1 for some integer k. It follows that n^2=(2k+1)^2=4k^2+4k+1=2(2k^2+2k)+1=2s+1, where s=2k^2+2k is an integer number. Therefore, n squared is odd.

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