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If a is an integer, prove that (14a + 3, 21a + 4) = 1.
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If a is an integer, prove that (14a + 3, 21a + 4) = 1.

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Answer:

(14a+3, 21+4) = 1

Explanation:

We are going to use the Euclidean Algorithm to prove that these two integers have a gcd of 1.

gcd (14a + 3, 21a + 4) = gcd (14a+3, 7a + 1) = gcd (1, 7a+1) = 1

Therefore,

(14a + 3, 21a + 4) = 1

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