In order to solve the diophantine equation:
100x+(−23)y=−19
(from here)
we could use the theorem that :
The diophantine equation ax+by=c has solutions if and only if
gcd(a,b)|c. If so, it has infinitely many solutions, and any one
solution can be used to generate all the other ones.
Well, gcd(100,−23)=1, therefore this equation couldn't have integer solutions. However, I used the euclidean algorithm and arrived at:
100=23∗4+823=8∗2+78=7∗1+17=7∗1+0
From this, we have that:
1=8−77=23−8∗28=100−23∗4
Therefore, substituting back in the GCD process we get:
1=8−(23−8∗2)1=100−23∗4−(23−(100−23∗4)∗2)1=100−23∗4−23+2∗(100−23∗4)1=100−23∗4−23+2∗100−2∗23∗41=100∗(1+2)+23∗(−4−1−8)1=100∗3+23(−13)1=100∗3−23∗13
Multiplying both sides by −19 get us to:
−19=100∗(−3∗19)−23(−13∗19)−19=100∗(−57)−23∗(−247)
So (-57,-247) are a solution to the equation. However, gcd(100,−23) does not divide 19. Also, this made me think that in general:
if gcd(a,b)=1, then there exists integers m,n such that:
am+bn=1⟹a(cm)+b(cn)=c
So, always in the equation:
ax+by=c
when gcd(a,b)=1 I can get the form:
ax+by=1
and then multiply by c to find the integer solutions.
I think i'm doing something terribly wrong.
OH NO, WAIT! GCD(100,−23) DIVIDES 19, RIGHT??? :O
(i'm gonna leave this here to help someone since I typed all this)
Answer
As you seem to have noticed, 1 does divide −19.
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