1 1 1 1 1 1
What are the last two digits of the number above?
Bonus 1: Can you generalize this for number of 1 1 ’s = n 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 ?
Bonus 2: Try not to use Euler's totient function.
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Why 1+10n=11 mod (100)?
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As n is always positive, 100 divides 10n - 10 to give a whole number.
it is not necessary that 10n+1 is always divisible by 11. hence not fantastic solution.
This solution is marked incomplete. This is not a rigorous proof: "Always last two digits are the index value of 1". You have only observed that it works for small powers of n but you did not explain why it works for ALL powers of 1 1 .
The powers of 11 mod 10 go like this: 01, 11, 21, 31, 41, etc. Thus 1 1 1 1 is the same as 1 mod 10. We have just figured out what that produces, so 1 1 1 = 1 1 .
You need to mention that you used Euler's totient function to make your solution clearer.
Finding the last two digits of a number is equivalent to working modulo 1 0 0 . By Euler's theorem, we only need to determine the value of the exponent 1 1 1 1 modulo ϕ ( 1 0 0 ) = 1 0 0 × ( 1 − 2 1 ) × ( 1 − 5 1 ) = 4 0 . 1 1 1 1 ≡ ( 1 2 1 ) 5 × 1 1 ≡ 1 1 ( m o d 4 0 ) Now, we need to determine the value of 1 1 1 1 modulo 1 0 0 . Then 1 1 1 1 ≡ ( 4 1 ) 2 × 2 1 × 1 1 ≡ 8 1 × 2 1 × 1 1 ≡ 1 8 7 1 1 ≡ 1 1 ( m o d 1 0 0 ) ≡ ( 1 2 1 ) 5 × 1 1
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We will show that if n ≡ 1 1 ( m o d 1 0 0 ) , then 1 1 n ≡ 1 1 ( m o d 1 0 0 ) . Indeed, by the binomial theorem, 1 1 n = ( 1 + 1 0 ) n ≡ 1 + 1 0 n ≡ 1 1 ( m o d 1 0 0 ) . This shows, by induction, that the numbers 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . . . all end with the digits 11.