To solve a congruency like
$$50x \equiv 17 \mod3$$
You need to find the inverse of
$$50x \mod 3$$
For this, you have to write $1$ as a linear combination of $50$ and $3$:
$$1 = 50k_1+3k_2$$
Good, now how do I find $k_1$ and $k_2$... Well, the paper says that to do so, I must
Use the Euclidean algorithm. Hence:
$$1 = 3 – 2*1\\ 1 = 3 - (50 – 3*16)*1 = 3(1+16) + 50*(-1) = 3*17 -1*50$$
Now, now. I know how to do that algorithm to find the greatest common divisor. I also know that such value for $50$ and $3$ should be $1$ so that they can have an inverse.
But that's it. I don't know how to "use" the Euclidean algorithm to "solve" the congruency. I know the steps to the algorithm and yet do not understand what did they do in the quote above. Could you clarify?
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