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Consider a determinant det
(B)=(1003)12(1005)70(2016)212(2004)25 if |det(B)| is divided by 5, then remainder is

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By binomial expansion
(1003)12=(10052)12=12C0(1005)12+...+12C12(2)12
=5k+212 for some constant k
=5k+46=5k+(51)6
=5(m)+1
(1005)70=5m,
(2016)212=(2015+1)212=5m2+1
(2004)25=(20051)25=5m31
det (B)=5m+15m15m2+15m31
=1011 (after division by 5)
=(-1-0)
|det B| =1 so remainder is (1)

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