1982 AHSME Problems/Problem 30
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Problem
Find the units digit of the decimal expansion of
Solution
Let and Note that and are both integers: When we expand (Binomial Theorem) and combine like terms for each expression, the rational terms are added and the irrational terms are canceled. We have
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