2021 JMPSC Sprint Problems/Problem 15
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Problem
Find the last two digits of 
Solution
Note that 
and 
.
. 
Solution 2
By multiplying out several powers of 
, we can observe that the last 
digits are always 
(with the exception of 
where 
). Also, 
ends with several zeros, so the answer is 
.
~Mathdreams
Solution 3
![\[100^{10} \equiv 0 \mod 100\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/a/0/ba0ec0b3d29299e35f0ef779a6a76a64cc7f6889.png)
![\[5^{10} \equiv 25 \mod 100\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/5/3/a531d4ef151426b71ae88922bda2fa695d562dc6.png)
Therefore, the answer is 
- kante314 -
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