Competive Exam Math 7 : Finding the remainder
8. Finding the remainder when: = 115 + 4= 1 + 4 = 5,
Trick
- 18 = 17 + 1 (So, replace 18 with 1)
- So, 18 → 1 (when dividing by 17)
Now, 115 + 4 = 1+ 4 = 5, Remainder = 5
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Q. Find the remainder when 17241 is divided by 18. (Q. 17241 āĻ 18 ā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§āώ āĻāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻāĨ¤)
Soln
We need to find the remainder when : 17241 ÷ 18
Since: 17 - 18 = − 1
So, when 17 is divided by 18, the remainder is -1 (or equivalently 17).
Since 241 is an odd number,
So, when divided by 18,
17 ≡ −1 (mod18)
Now,
- 241 is an odd number.
- Odd power of −1 is −1.
(−1)241 = − 1
A remainder cannot be negative, so
−1 = 18 − 1 = 17 [Divisor (āĻāĻžāĻāĻ) - remainder]
Ans: 17
- 17 = 18 − 1
- Odd power (āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϤ) → Remainder (āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§āώ) = 17
- Even power (āϝā§āĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻžāϤ) → Remainder (āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§āώ) = 1
Ans | āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: 17
Trick | āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ:
- (n−1)Odd ⇒ Remainder = n − 1
- (n−1)Even ⇒ Remainder = 1
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Q. What is the remainder when 1112024 is divided by 112 ? Q. 1112024 āĻ 112 ā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§āώ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻš'āĻŦ ?
Option : A. 3, B. 2, C. 4, D. 1
1112024 112