11.2.4 - Helping Lemma
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What does it mean for a number 'a' to divide 'b'?
💡 Hint: Think about the division operation.
State Euclid's Lemma in your own words.
💡 Hint: Relate it to an example you’ve seen.
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What does Euclid’s Lemma state?
💡 Hint: Think about how prime factors interact with products.
True or False: The Helping Lemma assures the existence of unique solutions in CRT.
💡 Hint: Remember the implications of congruences and moduli.
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Given the congruences x ≡ 3 mod 4, x ≡ 4 mod 5, and x ≡ 2 mod 6, find all possible values of x.
💡 Hint: You must consider each modulus and their pairwise relations.
Demonstrate why the Chinese Remainder Theorem cannot work if the moduli are not pairwise coprime, with a specific example.
💡 Hint: Think about divisibility and overlap in factors.
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