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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded
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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded

P^2 + QR = even

odd^2 + QR = even

odd + QR = even

QR = even - odd = odd.

If Q and R are integers, then both must be odd but we don't know that. So, they might not be integers at all (say \(Q=R=\sqrt{3}\)), which makes E the answer.

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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even intege 30 Jun 2017, 08:06
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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded

We have 3 variable - P , Q and R

Given (P^2 + Q * R) = Even and P^2 = Odd

So, P = Odd

So, We can conclude that Q*R = Even, because Even*Even = Even & Odd*Even = Even

So, Q = Odd/Even & R = Odd/Even

Thus, we can not definitely conclude any value for Q or R, answer will be (E)
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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded

P is an odd integer
(P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer

P^2 is also an odd integer... So, for (P^2 + Q * R) to be an even integer, Q*R must be odd integer.
Now Q*R can be odd in two cases.

1st : Both are integers : In this case Q and R both are odd integers.

2nd : One of them is integer and other is fraction : In this case the first integer may be odd or even and second integer is a fraction.

So, Nothing can be concluded about Q & R in terms of being odd or even or integral form.

Answer E

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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded

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Since P is odd, P^2 is also odd.In order for P^2 + Q * R to be even, Q * R must be odd, since odd + odd = even. If we knew that both Q and R were integers, then necessarily both Q and R would have to be odd. However, Q could be 2 and R could be 1/2, in which case the product Q * R = 2 x 1/2 = 1 is still an odd integer. Therefore, we cannot conclude anything about the parity of Q and R. Thus, the answer is E.

Answer: E
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Hi All,

We're told that If P is an ODD integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an EVEN integer. We're asked which of the following MUST be true. This question can be solved with a mix of Number Properties and TESTing VALUES.

To start, since P is ODD, we know that P^2 will also be ODD (since ODD^2 = ODD).
For (ODD + Q * R) to be EVEN, we know that (Q * R) must also be ODD. However we do NOT know whether Q and R are integers or not...

IF Q=1 and R=1, then all 3 variables are ODD.
IF Q=2 ad R = 1/2, then the 3 variables include one ODD, one EVEN and one non-integer.

Thus, none of the first 4 answers is always going to be true.

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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded

We have 3 variable - P , Q and R

Given (P^2 + Q * R) = Even and P^2 = Odd

So, P = Odd

So, We can conclude that Q*R = Even, because Even*Even = Even & Odd*Even = Even

So, Q = Odd/Even & R = Odd/Even

Thus, we can not definitely conclude any value for Q or R, answer will be (E)
Hi Abhishek,

I think there is some typo in the end of your answer. Q*R is not even, it is odd.

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Suppose P = 1, then
(P^2) + (Q*R) = Even
(1^2) + (Q*R) = Even
1 +(Q*R) = Even
Q*R = Even - 1 = Odd

Since, Q and R are not integers, now there are three cases:

I. 5 * 1/5 = 1 (odd) here only Q or R is odd
II. 5 * 3 = 15 (odd) here both Q and R are odd
III. 3/5* 5/3 = 1 (odd) here neither Q nor R is odd
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If P is an odd integer and (P^2 + Q * R) is an even integer, then which of the following must be true?

A. either Q or R is an odd integer
B. either Q or R is an even integer
C. both Q and R are odd integer
D. both Q and R are even integers
E. nothing can be concluded
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