2021 Fall AMC 12B Problems/Problem 13
Problem
Let What is the value of
Solution
Plugging in , we get Since and we get
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Solution 2
Eisenstein used such a quotient in his proof of quadratic reciprocity. Let where is an odd prime number and is any integer.
Then is the Legendre symbol . Legendre symbol is calculated using quadratic reciprocity which is . The Legendre symbol
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Solution 3
We have that , so 3 is a quadratic residue mod 11. For quadratic residues, their Legendre symbol which we know is the answer from Solution 2 is
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