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Homework Statement


I am looking at an example from my book and I have no clue how this is done.

Homework Equations


I solved the left hand side and got this
125t3+75t2+50t+4

How did they reduce it to 65t+5?

The Attempt at a Solution


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Instinctlol said:

Homework Statement


I am looking at an example from my book and I have no clue how this is done.

Homework Equations


I solved the left hand side and got this
125t3+75t2+50t+4

How did they reduce it to 65t+5?

The Attempt at a Solution


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125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)

etc.
 
SammyS said:
125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)

etc.

I don't understand please clarify
 
Instinctlol said:
I don't understand please clarify

Do you understand what (mod 25) means?
 
micromass said:
Do you understand what (mod 25) means?

I don't understand where he got the 125 and what happened to the t
 
Instinctlol said:
I don't understand where he got the 125 and what happened to the t

But you're asking why

125t^3+75t^2+50t+4 = 65t+5 ~\text{(mod 25)}

right??

So, I ask: do you know what (mod 25) means?
 
Instinctlol said:
I don't understand where he got the 125 and what happened to the t
If \ 125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)\, then \ 125t^3\equiv 0t^3\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)

You do understand that \ 125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)\,,\ don't you?
 
SammyS said:
If \ 125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)\, then \ 125t^3\equiv 0t^3\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)

You do understand that \ 125\equiv 0\ (\!\!\!\!\mod25)\,,\ don't you?

That means 25|125, sorry I guess the variables just confuses me.
 
Instinctlol said:
That means 25|125, sorry I guess the variables just confuses me.
Anyway ...

Do you now understand why \displaystyle \ \ 250 t^3+150 t^2+65 t+ 5 \equiv 65t+5 ~\text{(mod 25)}\ ?

Yes, I get \displaystyle \ \ 2(1+5t)^3+7(1+5t)-4= 250 t^3+150 t^2+65 t+ 5 \ .​
 
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SammyS said:
Anyway ...

Do you now understand why \displaystyle \ \ 250 t^3+150 t^2+65 t+ 5 \equiv 65t+5 ~\text{(mod 25)}\ ?

Yes, I get \displaystyle \ \ 2(1+5t)^3+7(1+5t)-4= 250 t^3+150 t^2+65 t+ 5 \ .​

Is it because 25|250 and 25|150 so the remainder is 65t+5?
 
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Instinctlol said:
Is it because 25|250 and 25|150 so the remainder is 65t+5?
Well, the remainder of 65t+5 is the same as the remainder of 250t3+150t2+65t+5 when divided by 25 .
 

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