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Solution to Divisibility
Source: Swiss TST 2019 P7
5/12/2020
Prove that for all positive integers
n
n
n
there are positive integers
a
,
b
a,b
a
,
b
such that
n
∣
4
a
2
+
9
b
2
−
1.
n\mid 4a^2+9b^2-1.
n
∣
4
a
2
+
9
b
2
−
1.
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