if 3^(8n+3) divided by 5 what will be the remainder,where n is a integer
If n=1, we have
=
= 177147, when divided by 5, has remainder 2.
That is
We will try to prove, by induction, that the remainder will always be 2.
That is, we will try to prove
for some integer p
Assume that for all
,
(1)
for some integer p <--assumed
we want to use (1) to prove:
for some integer q <--unproved
or
for some integer q <--unproved
or
(2)
for some integer q <--unproved
We want to show that the assumption of (1) imples (2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by 3^8
So we take integer
and we have proved (2)
(2)
for some integer q
Therefore the remainder is 2 for all n
Edwin