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− | (If you recall the reverse of [[Sophie Germain Identity]] with <math>a=a,\, b = 2^{a/2}</math>, then you could have directly found the answer). | + | (If you recall the reverse of [[Sophie Germain Identity]] with <math>a=a,\, b = 2^{(a-1)/2}</math>, then you could have directly found the answer). |
By [[Fermat's Little Theorem]], we have that <math>a^{4} \equiv 1 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a \nmid 5</math> and <math>a^{4} \equiv 0 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a | 5</math>. Also, we note that by examining a couple of terms, <math>2^{2a} \equiv 4 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a \nmid 2</math> and <math>2^{2a} \equiv 1 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a|2</math>. Therefore, | By [[Fermat's Little Theorem]], we have that <math>a^{4} \equiv 1 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a \nmid 5</math> and <math>a^{4} \equiv 0 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a | 5</math>. Also, we note that by examining a couple of terms, <math>2^{2a} \equiv 4 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a \nmid 2</math> and <math>2^{2a} \equiv 1 \pmod{5}</math> if <math>a|2</math>. Therefore, |
Revision as of 21:20, 2 April 2008
Problem 12
Let and
. If
, how many integral values of
are there such that
is a multiple of
?
Solution
(If you recall the reverse of Sophie Germain Identity with , then you could have directly found the answer).
By Fermat's Little Theorem, we have that if
and
if
. Also, we note that by examining a couple of terms,
if
and
if
. Therefore,
With divisibility by
achievable only if
. There are
odd numbers in the range given, and
of those are divisible by
, so the answer is
.
See also
Mock AIME 1 2007-2008 (Problems, Source) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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