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In summary, for any natural number greater than or equal to 1, the congruence theory can be used to prove that 27 divides the sum of 2 raised to the power of 5n+1 and 5 raised to the power of n+2. By establishing that 2 raised to the power of 5 is congruent to 5 modulo 27, the proof becomes simpler and can be written in a more concise manner. The parentheses around the sum are necessary to clarify that the "divides" symbol belongs to multiplication and the plus sign belongs to addition.
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Homework Statement
For ## n\geq 1 ##, use congruence theory to establish the following divisibility statement:
## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ##.
Relevant Equations
None.
Proof:

Let ## n\geq 1 ## be a natural number.
Then \begin{align*} 2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}&\equiv (2^{5n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 5^{2})\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv [(2^{5})^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25]\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (32^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 27)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv 0\pmod {27}.
\end{align*}
Therefore, ## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ## for ## n\geq 1 ##.
 
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Homework Statement:: For ## n\geq 1 ##, use congruence theory to establish the following divisibility statement:
## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ##.
Relevant Equations:: None.

Proof:

Let ## n\geq 1 ## be a natural number.
Then \begin{align*} 2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}\equiv (2^{5n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 5^{2})\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv [(2^{5})^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25]\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (32^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 27)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv 0\pmod {27}.
\end{align*}
Therefore, ## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ## for ## n\geq 1 ##.
You could simply establish that ##2^5=32## and that ##32\equiv 5 \pmod {27} ## . Then the actual proof is a snap
 
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Homework Statement:: For ## n\geq 1 ##, use congruence theory to establish the following divisibility statement:
## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ##.
Relevant Equations:: None.

Proof:

Let ## n\geq 1 ## be a natural number.
Then \begin{align*} 2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}&\equiv (2^{5n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 5^{2})\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv [(2^{5})^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25]\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (32^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 2+5^{n}\cdot 25)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv (5^{n}\cdot 27)\pmod {27}\\
&\equiv 0\pmod {27}.
\end{align*}
Therefore, ## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ## for ## n\geq 1 ##.
Correct. And thanks for the ##()##.

Last time I missed to explain better why the parentheses around ## 27\mid (2^{5n+1}+5^{n+2}) ## are better: The "divides" symbol belongs to multiplication and the plus sign belongs to addition. That's why the parentheses around the addition are reasonable; the same as the distributive law.
 
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What is congruence theory?

Congruence theory is a branch of number theory that studies the properties and relationships of integers modulo a given number, also known as a modulus. It is used to determine when two numbers are equivalent or "congruent" to each other.

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