Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH312/December 2012/Question 01 (d)
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Question 01 (d) |
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Short answer questions: Each question carries 6 marks, your answers should quote the results being used and show your work. Suppose that . Write down a digit in the slot marked X so that n is divisible by
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Recall divisibility rules. For 11, we need the alternating sum of digits to be divisible by 11 in order for the number to be divisible by 11. For 9, we need the sum of the digits to be divisible by 9. For 4, we need the last two digits to be divisible by 4. |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. Following the hint, we compute
and thus if X is 2, this sum will be 0 and hence the number will be divisible by 11. Next, we see that
and thus if X is 5, this sum will be divisible by 9 and hence so will the original number. Lastly, to be divisible by 4, we need the last two digits to be divisible by 4 so if X is one of 0,4, or 8, then this condition is satisfied and the number will be divisible by 4. |