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Re: discrete structures
Posted:
Feb 24, 2008 5:41 PM
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In article <m5q3s3dbq3ujhgjpa63mcbkictmhg7ht6j@4ax.com>,
quasi <quasi@null.set> wrote:
>On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:45:23 EST, Nichole <xnicole13x@aol.com> wrote:
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>>(a) Let n and a be positive integers with gcd(a, n)=1. Prove that the equation a x?1(mod n) has a solution.
>> (b) Solve 271 x ? 1 (mod 1003)
>> (c) Solve 7008x ? 1(mod 7919)
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>>any ideas or thoughts??
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>For part (a), here's an outline ...
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>(1) Define f: Z_n to Z_n by f(x) = a*x.
Geez, too much, and for all you know the poster does not even know
what Z_n means. How about using what you suggest for (b) and (c), and
then using (a) for (b) and (c)?
>For parts (b) and (c), read up on the Euclidean algorithm. Using the
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