10.8 - Verifying the Solution
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Practice Questions
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What is the solution for the linear congruence 4x ≡ 2 (mod 6)?
💡 Hint: Divide both sides by 2 after checking GCD.
If 5x ≡ 10 (mod 15), what are possible values of x?
💡 Hint: What happens when you divide both sides by 5?
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What does it mean for a and N to be coprime when solving linear congruences?
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of coprime.
True or False: Every linear congruence has a unique solution.
💡 Hint: Consider the structure of modular arithmetic.
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Challenge Problems
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Given five different congruences x ≡ 1 (mod 5), x ≡ 2 (mod 6), x ≡ 3 (mod 7), x ≡ 4 (mod 8), and x ≡ 5 (mod 9), determine the unique solution modulo the product of these moduli.
💡 Hint: Start solving each congruence stepwise using pairwise relationships.
Find the multiplicative inverse of 15 modulo 26. Show each step.
💡 Hint: Remember the steps to apply the algorithm carefully.
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