Problems from Linear diophantine equation

Solve the following diophantine equation: 539x+315y=91

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Development:

Developing the algorithm of Euclides we find that:

  • hcf(539,315)=7 (which divides 91, and therefore the equation has a solution).
  • s5=7
  • t5=12

Therefore, the solutions to the equation are: x=chcf(a,b)s5+bhcf(a,b)k=917(7)+3157k=91+45k y=chcf(a,b)t5+ahcf(a,b)k=917(12)+5397k=156+77k for any integer k.

Solution:

x=91+45k;   y=156+77k

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