Thank you for your replies, chisigma and I like Serena.
I've followed what you said and get to here:
m^2 = 0 (mod 3) which implies that m^2 = 3k.
This leads to m = (root3)(rootk).
Can I then multiply by root3 to get (root3)m = 3(rootk), and does this then imply that either m or root3 are...
Hi everyone,
I am new to the site so please let me know if I'm posting in the wrong place.
I am starting to teach myself number theory and would like a bit of help with a problem.
How would I go about showing "If m^2 = 0 (mod 3) then m = 0 (mod 3)"? I am then asked to deduce that root 3 is...