Finding patterns in math questions

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Please help me to find pattern in this question
Printed math problem: The remainder when 2^(1.2/2) + 2^(2.3/2) + 2^(3.4/2) + ..... + 2^(2011.2012/2) is divided by 7 is ____
 
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Hi SumitKumar, and welcome to MHB!

The remainder when $2^n$ is divided by $7$ depends on the remainder when the exponent $n$ is divided by $3$. So you need to work out the pattern of remainders when numbers of the form $\dfrac{k(k+1)}2$ are divided by $3$.