2. Let $M=\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}$, where $a, b$ are consecutive integers, and $c=a \cdot b$, then $M($ ).
(A) must be even.
(B) must be odd.
(C) is irrational.
(D) may be odd or even.
B

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