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If x is a positive integer, is the remainder 0 when 3^(x)

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Hey,
I am a new member of this club.

1.If x is a positive integer, is the remainder 0 when 3^(x) + 1 is divided by 10?
(1) x = 4n + 2, where n is a positive integer.
(2) x > 4

2.What is the sum of a certain pair of consecutive odd integers?
(1) At least one of the integers is negative.
(2) At least one of the integers is positive.

Thanks,
Bibha

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15 Apr 2010, 02:29
bibha wrote:
Hey,
I am a new member of this club.

1.If x is a positive integer, is the remainder 0 when 3^(x) + 1 is divided by 10?
(1) x = 4n + 2, where n is a positive integer.
(2) x > 4

2.What is the sum of a certain pair of consecutive odd integers?
(1) At least one of the integers is negative.
(2) At least one of the integers is positive.

Thanks,
Bibha

1. If x is a positive integer, is the remainder 0 when 3^(x) + 1 is divided by 10?

(1) x = 4n + 2, where n is a positive integer.

Last digit of $$3^x$$ repeats in blocks of 4: {3, 9, 7, 1} - {3, 9, 7, 1} - ... So cyclicity of the last digit of 3 in power is 4. Now, $$3^{4n+2}$$ will have the same last digit as $$3^2$$ (remainder upon division 4n+2 upon cyclicity 4 is 2, which means that 3^{4n+2} will have the same last digit as 3^2). Last digit of $$3^2$$ is $$9$$. So $$3^{4n+2}+1$$ will have the last digit $$9+1=0$$. Number ending with 0 is divisible by 10 (remainder 0). Sufficient.

(2) x > 4. Clearly insufficient.

Check Number Theory chapter of Math Book for more: math-number-theory-88376.html

2. What is the sum of a certain pair of consecutive odd integers?
(1) At least one of the integers is negative --> infinite pairs are possible: ... (-3,-1); (-17,-15); ... (-1, 1); ... Not sufficient.
(2) At least one of the integers is positive --> infinite pairs are possible: ... (3,5); (19,21); ... (-1, 1); ... Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) one odd integer must be positive and another negative. As they are consecutive odd integers, there is only one pair possible (-1, 1) --> -1+1=0. Sufficient.

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15 Apr 2010, 07:52
heyy,
Thank you all so much for helping. I got tricked by the "sum of consecutive pair of integers" question. I totally neglected the "pairs" part....hehe
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15 Apr 2010, 10:12
Need not explain more. Very clear.....

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