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==Problem==
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== Problem ==
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If <math>n</math> is an even positive integer, the <math>\emph{double factorial}</math> notation <math>n!!</math> represents the product of all the even integers from <math>2</math> to <math>n</math>. For example, <math>8!! = 2 \cdot 4 \cdot 6 \cdot 8</math>. What is the units digit of the following sum? <cmath>2!! + 4!! + 6!! + \cdots + 2018!! + 2020!! + 2022!!</cmath>
 
If <math>n</math> is an even positive integer, the <math>\emph{double factorial}</math> notation <math>n!!</math> represents the product of all the even integers from <math>2</math> to <math>n</math>. For example, <math>8!! = 2 \cdot 4 \cdot 6 \cdot 8</math>. What is the units digit of the following sum? <cmath>2!! + 4!! + 6!! + \cdots + 2018!! + 2020!! + 2022!!</cmath>
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A) } 0\qquad\textbf{(B) } 2\qquad\textbf{(C) } 4\qquad\textbf{(D) } 6\qquad\textbf{(E) } 8</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) } 0\qquad\textbf{(B) } 2\qquad\textbf{(C) } 4\qquad\textbf{(D) } 6\qquad\textbf{(E) } 8</math>
  
==Solution==
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== Solution 1 ==
  
 
Notice that once <math>n>8,</math> the units digit of <math>n!!</math> will be <math>0</math> because there will be a factor of <math>10.</math> Thus, we only need to calculate the units digit of <cmath>2!!+4!!+6!!+8!! = 2+8+48+48\cdot8.</cmath> We only care about units digits, so we have <math>2+8+8+8\cdot8,</math> which has the same units digit as <math>2+8+8+4.</math> The answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 2}.</math>
 
Notice that once <math>n>8,</math> the units digit of <math>n!!</math> will be <math>0</math> because there will be a factor of <math>10.</math> Thus, we only need to calculate the units digit of <cmath>2!!+4!!+6!!+8!! = 2+8+48+48\cdot8.</cmath> We only care about units digits, so we have <math>2+8+8+8\cdot8,</math> which has the same units digit as <math>2+8+8+4.</math> The answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 2}.</math>
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==Video Solution (A Clever Explanation You’ll Get Instantly)==
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== Video Solution 1 ==
https://youtu.be/tYWp6fcUAik?si=V8hv_zOn_zYOi9E5&t=2049
 
~hsnacademy
 
  
==Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)==
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[//youtu.be/tYWp6fcUAik?si=V8hv_zOn_zYOi9E5&t=2049 ~hsnacademy]
https://youtu.be/oUEa7AjMF2A?si=f4lLO32DQ4Yxdpkv&t=2925
 
  
~Math-X
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== Video Solution 2 ==
  
==Video Solution (🚀Under 2 min🚀)==
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[//youtu.be/oUEa7AjMF2A?si=f4lLO32DQ4Yxdpkv&t=2925 ~Math-X]
https://youtu.be/qOBzhBx8uw4
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==Video Solution 3 ==
  
~Education, the Study of Everything
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[//youtu.be/qOBzhBx8uw4 ~Education, the Study of Everything]
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== Video Solution 4 ==
  
== Video Solution==
 
 
https://youtu.be/wp9tOyJ3YQY?t=146
 
https://youtu.be/wp9tOyJ3YQY?t=146
  
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== Video Solution 5 ==
https://youtu.be/Ij9pAy6tQSg?t=1461
 
  
~Interstigation
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[//youtu.be/Ij9pAy6tQSg?t=1461 ~Interstigation]
  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTVLuv_n9bY
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== Video Solution 6 ==
  
~Ismail.Maths
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[//youtu.be/hs6y4PWnoWg?t=80 ~STEMbreezy]
  
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== Video Solution 7 ==
https://youtu.be/hs6y4PWnoWg?t=80
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[//youtu.be/BbGqQaqE2rM ~savannahsolver]
  
~STEMbreezy
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== Video Solution 8 ==
  
==Video Solution==
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[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVYrVkkpCo8 ~Jamesmath]
https://youtu.be/BbGqQaqE2rM
 
  
~savannahsolver
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== Video Solution 9 ==
  
==Video Solution 8==
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https://youtu.be/1Vg8Mt0bSbQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVYrVkkpCo8
 
  
~Jamesmath
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== Video Solution 10 ==
  
==Video Solution by Dr. David==
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[//youtube.com/FTVLuv_n9bY ~Ismail.Maths]
https://youtu.be/1Vg8Mt0bSbQ
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== See Also ==
  
==See Also==
 
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2022|num-b=16|num-a=18}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2022|num-b=16|num-a=18}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
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[[Category:Introductory Number Theory Problems]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 22 February 2025

Problem

If $n$ is an even positive integer, the $\emph{double factorial}$ notation $n!!$ represents the product of all the even integers from $2$ to $n$. For example, $8!! = 2 \cdot 4 \cdot 6 \cdot 8$. What is the units digit of the following sum? \[2!! + 4!! + 6!! + \cdots + 2018!! + 2020!! + 2022!!\]

$\textbf{(A) } 0\qquad\textbf{(B) } 2\qquad\textbf{(C) } 4\qquad\textbf{(D) } 6\qquad\textbf{(E) } 8$

Solution 1

Notice that once $n>8,$ the units digit of $n!!$ will be $0$ because there will be a factor of $10.$ Thus, we only need to calculate the units digit of \[2!!+4!!+6!!+8!! = 2+8+48+48\cdot8.\] We only care about units digits, so we have $2+8+8+8\cdot8,$ which has the same units digit as $2+8+8+4.$ The answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(B) } 2}.$

~wamofan

Video Solution 1

~hsnacademy

Video Solution 2

~Math-X

Video Solution 3

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution 4

https://youtu.be/wp9tOyJ3YQY?t=146

Video Solution 5

~Interstigation

Video Solution 6

~STEMbreezy

Video Solution 7

~savannahsolver

Video Solution 8

~Jamesmath

Video Solution 9

https://youtu.be/1Vg8Mt0bSbQ

Video Solution 10

~Ismail.Maths

See Also

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