Thread: Simple pre-algebra help needed
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Old January 2nd, 2009, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mush View Post
So you're asking us to solve an equation with 2 variables?

Well, if X and Y are restricted to integer values then your equation is a linear diophantine equation, and these can be solved using the Euclidean Algorithm. Do you know the algorithm?


X and Y are both integer. And no, I don't know that algorithm. Please explain it!
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