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Problem 7:

show that 4^n + 4^n+1 + 4^n+2 + 4^n+3 + 4^n+4 is divisible by 11 for any positive integer

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4ⁿ + 4ⁿ⁺¹ + 4ⁿ⁺² + 4ⁿ⁺³ + 4ⁿ⁺⁴

= 4ⁿ (4⁰ + 4¹ + 4² + 4³ + 4⁴)

= 4ⁿ × 341

= 4ⁿ × 11 × 31

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