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Solution

Correct Option: 3

When finding the unit's digit of any number, only the unit's digit of the base number matters.

Since 1212 ends in 22, we only need to find the pattern of unit's digits for powers of 22.


The first few powers of 22 and their unit's digits:

21=22^1 = 2 (unit's digit: 22)

22=42^2 = 4 (unit's digit: 44)

23=82^3 = 8 (unit's digit: 88)

24=162^4 = 16 (unit's digit: 66)

25=322^5 = 32 (unit's digit: 22)

26=642^6 = 64 (unit's digit: 44)

The unit's digits repeat in a cycle: 24862486...2 \to 4 \to 8 \to 6 \to 2 \to 4 \to 8 \to 6...

This cycle has length 44.


To find the unit's digit of 2122^{12}, divide the exponent by 44:

12÷4=312 \div 4 = 3 with remainder 00

When the remainder is 11: unit's digit is 22 (1st position)

When the remainder is 22: unit's digit is 44 (2nd position)

When the remainder is 33: unit's digit is 88 (3rd position)

When the remainder is 00: unit's digit is 66 (4th position)


Since the remainder is 00, the unit's digit corresponds to the 4th position of the cycle.

Therefore, the unit's digit of 121212^{12} is 66.

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