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number theory senior
Problem
If where and , and then is an integer. Its units digit is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
but and , so this means that . Since and , all terms are integers and we can continue the recurrence to get the repeating sequence . The number is divisible by three but not by six, so the required element in the sequence is which is answer
Final answer
E