+21 Find all numbers for which the system of congruences
has a solution.
\begin{align*}
x &\equiv r \pmod{6}, \\
x &\equiv 9 \pmod{20}, \\
x &\equiv 4 \pmod{45}
\end{align*}
pls explain it in a simple way
+129881 I don't know anything about modular math, but here's an answer from a "Guest."
This one is relatively simple. You have to take each modulus x some constant + remainder = each other as follows:
(6 * a) + r =(20 * b) + 9 =(45 * c ) + 4=x. You simply try, by iteration, to find the values of a, b, and c.
If you look at (45*c) + 4 and try c= 1, then it becomes: 45*1+4=49. and if you look at 20b+9, you will see that b= 2, and it becomes 20*2 + 9 =49. Check and see if it balances 6*a +r. If you take 49 and divide by 6, you will get 8, because 6*8 =48. And so 49 mod 6 =1. Therefore, r can only =1.
Since the LCM of 6, 20, 45 =180, therefore x will be:
x =180C + 49, and C =0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.......etc. So:
x =180*0 + 49 =49
x =180*1 + 49 =229
x =180*2 +49 =409
x =180*3+49 =589..........and so on. All these values of x satisfy the congruences.
