HMMT 十一月 2012 · 冲刺赛 · 第 10 题
HMMT November 2012 — Guts Round — Problem 10
题目详情
英文原题
- [ 8 ] Consider the sequence defined by a = 0 , a = 1, and a = 2013 a + 2012 a + n for n ≥ 2.
0 1 n n − 1 n − 2
Find the remainder when a is divided by 2012.
2012
解析
英文解析
- [ 8 ]
Answer: 1006 Taking both sides modulo 2012, we see that a ≡ a + n (mod 2012). Therefore,
n n − 1
(2012)(2013)
a ≡ a + 2012 ≡ a + 2011 + 2012 ≡ ... ≡ 1 + 2 + ... + 2012 ≡ ≡ (1006)(2013) ≡
2012 2011 2010
(1006)(1) ≡ 1006 (mod 2012).2
Guts Round