Alternating last digits

Algebra Level 3

Let A A be a single digit positive integer such that

  • the last digit of A , A 3 , A 5 , A 7 A, A^3, A^5, A^7 are all the same, and it is equal to B B .
  • the last digit of A 2 , A 4 , A 6 , A 8 A^2 ,A^4, A^6, A^8 are all the same, and it is equal to C C .

If B B and C C are distinct digits. What is B + C B+C ?


The answer is 10.

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1 solution

Achal Jain
Nov 27, 2016

it can be easily seen by putting A=4 that the digits are coming out to be 4 in case the power is odd and 6 if even.

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