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Problem number 3

The unit digit of 13^25 will depend on the unit digit of 3^25. We can find a pattern in the unit digits of
the powers of 3:

3^1 has a unit digit of 3

3^2 has a unit digit of 9

3^3 has a unit digit of 7

3^4 has a unit digit of 1

3^5 has a unit digit of 3

...

Notice that the unit digits of the powers of 3 repeat every 4 terms, so we can find the unit digit of 3^25
by finding the remainder when 25 is divided by 4. Since 25 divided by 4 has a remainder of 1, the unit
digit of 3^25 is the same as the unit digit of 3^1, which is 3. Therefore, the unit digit of 13^25 is 3.

The unit digit of 4^81 will depend on the unit digit of 4^1. Again, we can find a pattern in the unit digits
of the powers of 4:

4^1 has a unit digit of 4

4^2 has a unit digit of 6

4^3 has a unit digit of 4

4^4 has a unit digit of 6

...

Notice that the unit digits of the powers of 4 repeat every 2 terms, so we can find the unit digit of 4^81
by finding the remainder when 81 is divided by 2. Since 81 divided by 2 has a remainder of 1, the unit
digit of 4^81 is the same as the unit digit of 4^1, which is 4. Therefore, the unit digit of 4^81 is 4.

Finally, the unit digit of 5^411 will depend on the unit digit of 5^1, which is 5. Since 5 raised to any
positive integer power will always have a unit digit of 5, the unit digit of 5^411 is also 5.

Now we can add up the unit digits of each term to get the unit digit of the sum:

3 + 4 + 5 = 12

Therefore, the unit digit of the sum 13^25 + 4^81 + 5^411 is 2.

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