OK! Now prove it

Make a conjecture about the sum of the squares of the odd positive integers. Can you prove it?

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Problem

Notice that 12=1×2×36 12+32=3×4×56 12+32+52=5×6×76. Make a conjecture about the sum 12+32+52++(2n1)2 and prove your conjecture.