x = ( 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 2 0 1 3 + ⋯ + 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 ) m o d 2 0 1 3
Find the value of 5 x .
Clarification : ∣ x ∣ < 2 0 1 3
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Did the same . I think the problem is a bit overrated
Here, I use the fact that ( a + b ) ∣ ( a n + b n ) , for all odd n .
Now, x = ( 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 2 0 1 3 + ⋯ + 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 ) = ( 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 ) + ( 2 2 0 1 3 + 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 ) + . . . + ( 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 3 + 1 0 0 8 2 0 1 3 ) + ( 1 0 0 6 2 0 1 3 + 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 3 ) \equiv\color\red{0} \quad \text {mod}\quad 2013 .
\therefore \color\green{ 5x=0}
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We can pair up the numbers as follows: ( 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 2 0 1 3 + 3 2 0 1 3 + ⋯ + 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 ) ( ( 1 2 0 1 3 + 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 ) + ( 2 2 0 1 3 + 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 ) + ⋯ + ( 1 0 0 6 2 0 1 3 + 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 3 ) ) ( ( 1 2 0 1 3 + ( − 1 ) 2 0 1 3 ) + ( 2 2 0 1 3 + ( − 2 ) 2 0 1 3 ) + ⋯ + ( 1 0 0 6 2 0 1 3 + ( − 1 0 0 6 ) 2 0 1 3 ) ) ( 0 + 0 + 0 + ⋯ + 0 ) ( m o d 2 0 1 3 ) ( m o d 2 0 1 3 ) ( m o d 2 0 1 3 ) ( m o d 2 0 1 3 ) = 0 = x Hence 5 x = 0