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If x is > 0 [#permalink]
Solution:

Consider the power: 4x+2= 2(2x+1)

Thus, \(3^4^x^+^1\)=\(3^2^(^2^x^+^1^)\)
\(3^2\)=9
i.e. \(9^(^2^x^+^1^)\)

Now we know that 9 has a cyclicity of 2. What I mean is when 9 has an even power the value ends with 1 eg.\( 9^2\)=81 or \(9^4=6561\). And when 9 has odd power it ends with 9 eg. \(9^1\)=9

Therefore, for the above value of\( 9^(^2^x^+^1^) \)will have an odd power because 2x will always be even irrespective of the value of x and adding 1 to even number gives and odd value.

\(9^o^d^d \)will have units digit as 9 and thus, 9 will be the remainder when divided by 10

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