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aliya0001 [1]
3 years ago
12

Given $m\geq 2$, denote by $b^{-1}$ the inverse of $b\pmod{m}$. That is, $b^{-1}$ is the residue for which $bb^{-1}\equiv 1\pmod

{m}$. Sadie wonders if $(a+b)^{-1}$ is always congruent to $a^{-1}+b^{-1}$ (modulo $m$). She tries the example $a=2$, $b=3$, and $m=7$. Let $L$ be the residue of $(2+3)^{-1}\pmod{7}$, and let $R$ be the residue of $2^{-1}+3^{-1}\pmod{7}$, where $L$ and $R$ are integers from $0$ to $6$ (inclusive). Find $L-R$.
Mathematics
1 answer:
goblinko [34]3 years ago
6 0

(2+3)^{-1}\equiv5^{-1}\pmod7 is the number <em>L</em> such that

5L\equiv1\pmod7

Consider the first 7 multiples of 5:

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35

Taken mod 7, these are equivalent to

5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 0

This tells us that 3 is the inverse of 5 mod 7, so <em>L</em> = 3.

Similarly, compute the inverses modulo 7 of 2 and 3:

2a\equiv1\pmod7\implies a\equiv4\pmod7

since 2*4 = 8, whose residue is 1 mod 7;

3b\equiv1\pmod7\implies b\equiv5\pmod7

which we got for free by finding the inverse of 5 earlier. So

2^{-1}+3^{-1}\equiv4+5\equiv9\equiv2\pmod7

and so <em>R</em> = 2.

Then <em>L</em> - <em>R</em> = 1.

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