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Standard XII
Mathematics
Greatest Binomial Coefficients
If n is any...
Question
If
n
is any natural numbers, then
6
n
−
5
n
always ends with_________
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Solution
6
n
−
5
n
For
n
=
1
6
1
−
5
1
=
6
−
5
=
01
⇒
Unit digit is
1
, i.e., ends with
1
.
For
n
=
2
6
2
−
5
2
=
36
−
25
=
1
⇒
Unit digit is
1
, i.e., ends with
1
.
For
n
=
3
6
3
−
5
3
=
216
−
125
=
91
⇒
Unit digit is
1
, i.e., ends with
1
.
By continuity, we can say that
(
6
n
−
5
n
)
always ends with
1
.
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Q.
If n is any natural number, then 6
n
− 5
n
always ends with
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7
[Hint: For any n ∈ N, 6
n
and 5
n
end with 6 and 5 respectively. Therefore, 6
n
− 5
n
always ends with 6 − 5 = 1.]