If a, b, c, and d are positive integers, and (a × b) ^(c × d) = n; then what is the unit's digit of n?
I. a^2 + b^2 = 41.
II. a × b = 20.
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(a × b) ^(c × d) = n
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I'm not sure why the "X's" are added here. They could be mistaken for variables.sanju09 wrote:If a, b, c, and d are positive integers, and (a × b) ^(c × d) = n; then what is the unit's digit of n?
I. a^2 + b^2 = 41.
II. a × b = 20.
How about . . .
If a, b, c, and d are positive integers, and (ab)^(cd) = n, then what is the unit's digit of n?
1)a^2 + b^2 = 41
2)ab = 20
Target question: What is the unit's digit of (ab)^(cd)?
Statement 1: a^2 + b^2 = 41
If a and b are positive integers, then it won't take long to check out the possible cases.
We need only consider the following squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
Given these squares, only 1 pair gives us a sum of 41 (16 and 25)
So, either a=4 and b=5 or a=5 and b=4
Either way, we now know that ab=20
If ab=20, then (ab)^(cd) = (20)^(cd)
If c and d are positive integers, then the units digit of (20)^(cd) must be 0
As such, statement 1 is SUFFICIENT
Statement 2:ab = 20
If ab=20, then (ab)^(cd) = (20)^(cd)
If c and d are positive integers, then the units digit of (20)^(cd) must be 0
As such, statement 2 is SUFFICIENT
The answer is D
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Yes (D) is the correct answer.
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