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As shown in class, the Euclidean algorithm can be used to find solutions to equations of the form

ax + by = c

 

Use the Euclidean algorithm to find integers $x$ and $y$ such that $5x + 2y = 1,$ with the smallest possible positive value of $x$.

State your answer as a list with $x$ first and $y$ second, separated by a comma. 

 

Note that while there are many pairs of integers $x$ and $y$ that satisfy this equation, there is only one pair that comes from using the Euclidean algorithm as described in class, and this pair solves the problem.

 
 Oct 19, 2024

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