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HelloI am studying the problem given in the attachement. In the solution given, it says "Similarly \( d|\gcd(a,-b) \) ". I could not understand why this is so.thanks
 

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IssacNewton said:
HelloI am studying the problem given in the attachement. In the solution given, it says "Similarly \( d|\gcd(a,-b) \) ". I could not understand why this is so.thanks
$d|\gcd(a,-b)$ follows from the fact that $d=\gcd(a,b)$.
 
thanks...I should have realized that...