document.write( "Question 1204254: If the integers m and n are chosen at random from 1 to 100, then what is the probability that a number of the form 7^n+7^m is divisible by 5
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \"I=7%5En%2B7%5Em\", then we observe that \"7%5E1\",\"7%5E2\",\"7%5E3\" and \"7%5E4\" ends in \"7\",\"9\",\"3\" and \"1\" respectively.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus, \"7%5E1\" ends in \"7\",\"9\",\"3\" and \"1\" according as it is of the form \"4k+%2B+1\", \"4k+%2B+2\", \"4k+-+1\" and \"4k+\"respectively.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \"S\" is the sample space, then \"n%28S%29=%28100%29%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7%5Em%2B7%5En\" is divisible by \"5\", if:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"m\" is of the form \"4k+%2B+1\" and \"n\" is of the form \"4k+-+1\" or
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, number of favorable ordered pairs (\"m\",\"n\")=\"4%2A25%2A25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Required probability = \"%284%2A25%2A25%29%2F%28100%29%5E2=+1%2F4\"\r
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