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What are the last two digits of 5^2015

 May 19, 2015

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 #2
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Here are all digits !

Gruß radix !

 May 19, 2015
 #1
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25 detail detail detail detail

 May 19, 2015
 #2
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Here are all digits !

Gruß radix !

radix May 19, 2015
 #3
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∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity∞infinity

 May 19, 2015
 #4
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I aM going to think about this

 

5^2015

 

$$\\5^1=5\\
5^2=25\\
5^3=125\\
5^4=525\\$$

 

It seems that if the power is bigger than 1 that the last 2 digiits will always be 25

MAYBE SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO PROVE THIS  ??

 May 20, 2015
 #5
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Here's a "proof"

5^2 = 25

5^3  =  25 * 5  =  (20 + 5) (5) = 100 + 25

5^4  = 125 * 5  = (120 + 5) (5)  = (100 + 20 + 5) (5) = 500 + 100 + 25

5^5 = 625 * 5 =  (600 + 20 + 5) (5)  = (500 + 100 + 25)(5) = (500 + 100 + 20 + 5) (5)  = 2500 + 500 + 100 + 25

 

So it appears that the pattern  for 5^n = 

 

25 + 100*5^(0) + 100*5^(1) +.....+ 100*5^(n - 4) + 100*5^(n- 3)  for n ≥ 5 

 

And, in this series, all terms except the first one will end in the digits "00"...so adding 25 to this sum will always result in a number ending in "25"..........

 

 May 20, 2015
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Thanks CPhill  

 May 21, 2015

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