Extended Euclidean Algorithm

What is the smallest possible positive integer value of x x such that 9 x 1 ( m o d 41 ) ? 9x \equiv 1 \pmod {41}?


The answer is 32.

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3 solutions

Otto Bretscher
Apr 23, 2016

We have 9 2 1 ( m o d 41 ) 9^2\equiv -1 \pmod{41} so 9 × ( 9 ) 9 × 32 1 9\times (-9)\equiv 9\times \boxed{32} \equiv 1 .

The solutions of the diophantine equation 9 x + 41 y = 1 9x + 41y = 1 are applying Euclidean algorihtm ( x , y ) = ( 9 + 41 λ , 2 9 λ ) (x,y) = (-9 + 41\lambda, 2 - 9\lambda) with λ Z \lambda \in \mathbb{Z} \Rightarrow the smallest positive value of x x is 9 + 41 = 32 -9 + 41 = 32

Jon Sy
May 8, 2016

Hello By method of Bash or Guess and Check , we find the answer is 32 \boxed{32} (Guess and Check on 41x+1, then check if its divisible by 9, if it is, then SCORE). Thank

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