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+ | == Solution 1 == | ||
+ | The number <math>10^n+1</math> is divisible by 101 if and only if <math>10^n\equiv -1\pmod{101}</math>. We note that <math>(10,10^2,10^3,10^4)\equiv (10,-1,-10,1)\pmod{101}</math>, so the powers of 10 are 4-periodic mod 101. | ||
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+ | It follows that <math>10^n\equiv -1\pmod{101}</math> if and only if <math>n\equiv 2\pmod 4</math>. | ||
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+ | In the given list, <math>10^2+1,10^3+1,10^4+1,\dots,10^{2019}+1</math>, the desired exponents are <math>2,6,10,\dots,2018</math>, and there are <math>\dfrac{2020}{4}=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 505}</math> numbers in that list. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 2== | ||
+ | Note that <math>10^{2k}+1</math> for some odd <math>k</math> will satisfy <math>\mod {101}</math>. Each <math>2k \in \{2,6,10,\dots,2018\}</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 505}</math> | ||
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+ | ==Solution 3== | ||
+ | If we divide each number by <math>101</math>, we see a pattern occuring in every 4 numbers. <math>101, 1000001, 10000000001, \dots</math>. We divide <math>2018</math> by <math>4</math> to get <math>504</math> with <math>2</math> left over. Looking at our pattern of four numbers from above, the first number is divisible by <math>101</math>. This means that the first of the <math>2</math> left over will be divisible by <math>101</math>, so our answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 505}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Solution 4== | ||
+ | Note that <math>909</math> is divisible by <math>101</math>, and thus <math>9999</math> is too. We know that <math>101</math> is divisible and <math>1001</math> isn't so let us start from <math>10001</math>. We subtract <math>9999</math> to get 2. Likewise from <math>100001</math> we subtract, but we instead subtract <math>9999</math> times <math>10</math> or <math>99990</math> to get <math>11</math>. We do it again and multiply the 9's by <math>10</math> to get <math>101</math>. Following the same knowledge, we can use mod <math>101</math> to finish the problem. The sequence will just be subtracting 1, multiplying by 10, then adding 1. Thus the sequence is <math>{0,-9,-99 ( 2),11, 0, ...}</math>. Thus it repeats every four. Consider the sequence after the 1st term and we have 2017 numbers. Divide <math>2017</math> by four to get <math>504</math> remainder <math>1</math>. Thus the answer is <math>504</math> plus the 1st term or <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 505}</math>. | ||
+ | ==Solution 5== | ||
+ | Note that <math>101=x^2+1</math> and <math>100...0001=x^n+1</math>, where <math>x=10</math>. We have that <math>\frac{x^n+1}{x^2+1}</math> must have a remainder of <math>0</math>. By the remainder theorem, the roots of <math>x^2+1</math> must also be roots of <math>x^n+1</math>. Plugging in <math>i,-i</math> to <math>x^n+1</math> yields that <math>n\equiv2\mod{4}</math>. Because the sequence starts with <math>10^2+1</math>, the answer is <math>\lceil 2018/4 \rceil=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 505}</math> | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | {{AMC10 box|year=2018|ab=B|num-b=12|num-a=14}} | ||
+ | {{MAA Notice}} |
Latest revision as of 08:59, 3 November 2024
Problem
How many of the first numbers in the sequence are divisible by ?
Solution 1
The number is divisible by 101 if and only if . We note that , so the powers of 10 are 4-periodic mod 101.
It follows that if and only if .
In the given list, , the desired exponents are , and there are numbers in that list.
Solution 2
Note that for some odd will satisfy . Each , so the answer is
Solution 3
If we divide each number by , we see a pattern occuring in every 4 numbers. . We divide by to get with left over. Looking at our pattern of four numbers from above, the first number is divisible by . This means that the first of the left over will be divisible by , so our answer is .
Solution 4
Note that is divisible by , and thus is too. We know that is divisible and isn't so let us start from . We subtract to get 2. Likewise from we subtract, but we instead subtract times or to get . We do it again and multiply the 9's by to get . Following the same knowledge, we can use mod to finish the problem. The sequence will just be subtracting 1, multiplying by 10, then adding 1. Thus the sequence is . Thus it repeats every four. Consider the sequence after the 1st term and we have 2017 numbers. Divide by four to get remainder . Thus the answer is plus the 1st term or .
Solution 5
Note that and , where . We have that must have a remainder of . By the remainder theorem, the roots of must also be roots of . Plugging in to yields that . Because the sequence starts with , the answer is
See Also
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