Thread: Show that if m > n then ((a^2)^n) + 1 divides ((a^2)^n)− 1
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Old November 5th, 2009, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sirellwood View Post
Working through a question i got to this stage where i need to:

Show that if m > n then ((a^2)^n) + 1 divides ((a^2)^n)− 1

Should i be looking to expand ((a^2)^n) + 1?

You realize there is no m in your mathematical expressions, right?

Tonio
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