Mattofix Messages 137 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Feb 12, 2008 #1 Homework Statement http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/44152/2001827062284448769_rs.jpgThe Attempt at a Solution pretty stuck...
Homework Statement http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/44152/2001827062284448769_rs.jpgThe Attempt at a Solution pretty stuck...
Dick Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 26,254 Reaction score 623 Feb 12, 2008 #2 Look at 5 and 7. I cleverly observe that 3*5-2*7=1. Now any integer is a multiple of 1, right?
Dick Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 26,254 Reaction score 623 Feb 12, 2008 #5 So n=(3*n)*5+(-2*n)*7. Doesn't that look like a linear combination of 5 and 7?
Mattofix Messages 137 Reaction score 0 Feb 12, 2008 #6 :) great - thanks - i have got all the others now.