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Modulus question!?

Exercise 3. Find all integer solutions to the following system of simultaneous congruences.

9x ≡ 6 (mod 15)

2x ≡ 2 (mod 14)

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  • 5 years ago

    Note that for the first congruence, we have x ≡ 4 (mod 15) is a solution. This implies that

    x = 15a + 4, where a is an integer.

    We can substitute this into the second congruence as follows:

    2[15a + 4] ≡ 2 (mod 14)

    or

    30a + 8 ≡ 2 (mod 14)

    or

    30a ≡ -6 (mod 14)

    If you observe carefully, you will see that a ≡ 4 (mod 14) is a solution to the above congruence. This implies that

    a = 14b + 4, where b is an integer.

    We can substitute 14b + 4 for a in the equation for x as follows:

    x = 15[ 14b + 4] + 4

    x = 210b + 64

    From the above equation, it follows that x ≡ 64 (mod 210).

    Hence, the solution to the congruence is

    x ≡ 64 (mod 210)

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