2. (mod 5) Shading the boxes of Pascal's triangle with numbers congruent to
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| 0 (mod 5) | 1 (mod 5) | 2 (mod 5) | 3 (mod 5) |
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| 4 (mod 5) | 1, 2, 3, or 4 (mod 5) |
| Because 5 is prime, Z5 has no proper subgroups. |
| Consequently, there are no nontrivial cosets or quotient groups. |
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