If x is a positive integer and x + 2 is divisible by 10, what is the remainder when x^2 + 4x + 9 is divided by 10?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
E. 9
Answer: C
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Given: x + 2 is divisible by 10BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:09 amIf x is a positive integer and x + 2 is divisible by 10, what is the remainder when x^2 + 4x + 9 is divided by 10?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
E. 9
Answer: C
Source: Magoosh
In other words x + 2 is a multiple of 10, which means we can write: x + 2 = 10k for some integer k
We want to know what the remainder will be when we divide x² + 4x + 9 by 10.
x² + 4x + 9 = x² + 4x + 4 + 5
= (x +2)(x +2) + 5
= (10k)(10k) + 5
= 100k² + 5
So now we want to know what the remainder will be when we divide 100k² + 5 by 10.
We can already see that 100k² [aka (10)(10k²)] is a MULTIPLE of 10
So, 100k² + 5 is 5 greater than a multiple of 10
So, the remainder will be 5 when we divide 100k² + 5 by 10
Answer: C
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Solution:BTGModeratorVI wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 7:09 amIf x is a positive integer and x + 2 is divisible by 10, what is the remainder when x^2 + 4x + 9 is divided by 10?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
E. 9
Answer: C
Since x + 2 is divisible by 10, then x + 2 could equal 10, and hence, x could equal 8. (Note, that x + 2 could also equal 20, or 30, or any positive multiple of 10).
We’ll choose x = 8, and we have:
8^2 + 4(8) + 9 = 64 + 32 + 9 = 105
Since 105/10 = 10 R 5, the remainder is 5.
Alternate Solution:
Let’s write x^2 + 4x + 9 = x^2 + 4x + 4 + 5 = (x + 2)^2 + 5.
Since x + 2 is divisible by 10, (x + 2)^2 is also divisible by 10. Hence, the remainder when x^2 + 4x + 9 = (x + 2)^2 + 5 is divided by 10 is 5.
Answer: C
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