It is possible to solve this system using the
Linear Congruence Theorem and the Extended Euclidean
Algorithm.
We must solve the following system of
linear congruences:
3)
(mod 7)
Conveniently, the first congruence is already
written in terms of x. We can alternatively write this as x = 3k + 2.
We will substitute of x into our next
equation:
implies 6k -= -1 (mod 5)
Then solving for k using the
technique described on the Linear congruence theorem reference page, we find
(mod 5)k = 5l + 4
Plugging this
back into our equation for x, we find
4) + 2 = 15l + 12 + 2= 15l + 14.
We can then plug this
into our last equation.
14) -= 4(mod 7) implies 45l -= -38 (mod 7)
Then solving
for l, we find , or
.
But we know x = 5l + 5, so plugging this back in we find
that
.
Therefore, the solution to the system is
-= 10 (mod 35)
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