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Solve a Linear Congruence using Euclid's Algorithm

Maths with Jay 462,692 9 years ago
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How to solve 17x ≡ 3 (mod 29) using Euclid's Algorithm. If you want to see how Bézout's Identity works, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PRPr6J_btM 0:00 A linear congruence... 0:30 ....is not an equation, but... 1:18 Multiplicative inverse 4:40 Euclid's Algorithm 5:58 Make the remainder the subject in each line 7:10 Backwards substitution 12:20 Multiply both sides of congruence by the multiplicative inverse 13:20 Check

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