Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780470458365
Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Prove that if gcd(a, m) =1 and gcd(a - 1, m) =1, then
1+a+a²+...+ a
+ a(m)−1 = 0 (modm).
(Hint: What do you get when you multiply the congruence by a - 1 ?)
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Transcribed Image Text:Prove that if gcd(a, m) =1 and gcd(a - 1, m) =1, then 1+a+a²+...+ a + a(m)−1 = 0 (modm). (Hint: What do you get when you multiply the congruence by a - 1 ?)
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