Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MATH

Print

jmc

number theory senior

Problem

When the expression is written as an integer, what is the product of the tens digit and the ones digit?
Solution
Define the sequence Then note that , and thus this sequence repeats every 20 terms from onward. The desired product is . If we can find , we will then be done. But since , we see that . Thus our answer is .
Final answer
8