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Therefore our sum gives the same remainder modulo <math>8</math> as <math>1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + \cdots + 1 + 3</math>. There are <math>2010</math> terms in the sum, hence there are <math>2010/2 = 1005</math> pairs <math>1+3</math>, and thus the sum is <math>1005 \cdot 4 = 4020 \equiv 20 \equiv \boxed{4} \pmod 8</math>. | Therefore our sum gives the same remainder modulo <math>8</math> as <math>1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + \cdots + 1 + 3</math>. There are <math>2010</math> terms in the sum, hence there are <math>2010/2 = 1005</math> pairs <math>1+3</math>, and thus the sum is <math>1005 \cdot 4 = 4020 \equiv 20 \equiv \boxed{4} \pmod 8</math>. | ||
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Revision as of 10:35, 23 November 2018
Problem
What is the remainder when 
is divided by 8?
Solution
Solution 1
The sum of any four consecutive powers of 3 is divisible by 
and hence is divisible by 8. Therefore
is divisible by 8. So the required remainder is 
. The answer is 
.
Solution 2
We have 
. Hence for any 
we have 
, and then 
.
Therefore our sum gives the same remainder modulo 
as 
. There are 
terms in the sum, hence there are 
pairs 
, and thus the sum is 
.
See also
| 2009 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 20 |
Followed by Problem 22 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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