Ma458 Homework 2
Ethan Bolker
Fall 2013
This assignment is due Tuesday, September 17
Here are links to worksheets for the Euclidean algorithm: work
down, then back
up.
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Silverman 5.3.
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Solve the Diophantine equation
55x + 89y = 1
or prove it has no solutions.
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Your solution to the previous problem should suggest some theorems
about Fibonacci numbers. Make some conjectures. Prove them if you can.
- Read Chapter 6, on the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic. Be
prepared to ask about any part of it you find confusing.
- Silverman 7.6.
Back to the Math 458 home page.