The remainder when 7 2022 + 3 2022 is divided by 5 is

The remainder when 72022+32022 is divided by 5 is
  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Solution

Using the binomial expansion in the given expression we get,

72022+32022=50-11011+10-11011

=C01011501011-10+C11011501010-11+....C10111011500-11011+C01011101011-10+C11011101010-11+....C10111011100-11011

=5k-2

Using binomial expansion we get the remainder as -2+5=3

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 1)

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