Hint for Section 3.9 Question 1

1. First apply the Euclidean Algorithm to 221 and 91 to find gcd(221, 91).

221

=

91 · 2 + 39     (equation 1)
91 = 39 · 2 + 13 (equation 2)
39 = 13 · 3 + 0 (equation 3)

Thus, gcd(221, 91) = 13. Does a solution exist to the linear Diophantine equation 91x + 221y = 676?

If no solution exists then you are finished the question.
If a solution does exist, then work backwards through the equations of the Euclidean Algorithm to find a solution.

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