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A pattern starts to emerge as the function is continued. The repeating pattern is <math>0,1,1,2,0,2,2,1\ldots</math> The problem asks for the sum of eight consecutive terms in the sequence. Because there are eight numbers in the repeating sequence, we just need to find the sum of the numbers in the sequence, which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 9}</math>
 
A pattern starts to emerge as the function is continued. The repeating pattern is <math>0,1,1,2,0,2,2,1\ldots</math> The problem asks for the sum of eight consecutive terms in the sequence. Because there are eight numbers in the repeating sequence, we just need to find the sum of the numbers in the sequence, which is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 9}</math>
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NOTE: THIS SOLUTION IS CREATED WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT 2-2=1 (mod 3) AND 1-2=0 (mod 3)
  
 
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Revision as of 17:33, 17 December 2018

Problem

Define a sequence recursively by $F_{0}=0,~F_{1}=1,$ and $F_{n}=$ the remainder when $F_{n-1}+F_{n-2}$ is divided by $3,$ for all $n\geq 2.$ Thus the sequence starts $0,1,1,2,0,2,\ldots$ What is $F_{2017}+F_{2018}+F_{2019}+F_{2020}+F_{2021}+F_{2022}+F_{2023}+F_{2024}?$

$\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 7\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 10$

Solution

A pattern starts to emerge as the function is continued. The repeating pattern is $0,1,1,2,0,2,2,1\ldots$ The problem asks for the sum of eight consecutive terms in the sequence. Because there are eight numbers in the repeating sequence, we just need to find the sum of the numbers in the sequence, which is $\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 9}$

NOTE: THIS SOLUTION IS CREATED WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT 2-2=1 (mod 3) AND 1-2=0 (mod 3)

See Also

2017 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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