gr3g1 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 10, 2008 #1 x=2 (mod6) x=3 (mod9) has no solution How can I prove this?
tiny-tim Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 25,837 Reaction score 258 Nov 10, 2008 #2 gr3g1 said: x=2 (mod6) x=3 (mod9) has no solution How can I prove this? Hi gr3g1! Hint: what might it be mod3 ?
gr3g1 said: x=2 (mod6) x=3 (mod9) has no solution How can I prove this? Hi gr3g1! Hint: what might it be mod3 ?
gr3g1 Messages 71 Reaction score 0 Nov 10, 2008 #4 I see that mod9 - mod6 gives mod3 Division of 3 gives an odd number
Dick Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 26,254 Reaction score 623 Nov 10, 2008 #5 gr3g1 said: I see that mod9 - mod6 gives mod3 Division of 3 gives an odd number mod9-mod6=mod3? That's not right. What tiny-tim is suggesting is that if you know x=2 mod 6 then you can figure out what x is mod 3. Ditto for x=3 mod 9.
gr3g1 said: I see that mod9 - mod6 gives mod3 Division of 3 gives an odd number mod9-mod6=mod3? That's not right. What tiny-tim is suggesting is that if you know x=2 mod 6 then you can figure out what x is mod 3. Ditto for x=3 mod 9.