In $mathbb Z_{10}$ show that $7mid5$ and in $mathbb Z_{12}$ show that $5mid8$ [closed]












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Help I don't know where to start. I don't think I understand if I'm in mod 10 it will never be $7$ away from $10$ only ever $5$.










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    But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
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Help I don't know where to start. I don't think I understand if I'm in mod 10 it will never be $7$ away from $10$ only ever $5$.










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    But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
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Help I don't know where to start. I don't think I understand if I'm in mod 10 it will never be $7$ away from $10$ only ever $5$.










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Help I don't know where to start. I don't think I understand if I'm in mod 10 it will never be $7$ away from $10$ only ever $5$.







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closed as off-topic by Brahadeesh, Stahl, Andrés E. Caicedo, KReiser, Chinnapparaj R Dec 19 '18 at 7:34


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    But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
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    – fleablood
    Dec 19 '18 at 6:23


















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    But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
    $endgroup$
    – fleablood
    Dec 19 '18 at 6:23
















$begingroup$
But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
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– fleablood
Dec 19 '18 at 6:23




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But $7 +7=2*7 equiv 4 pmod {10}$ so $7|4$. That's $4$ away; not $7$. And $7+ 7 + 7 = 3*7 equiv 1 pmod{10}$ and that's $1$ away; not $7$.
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If $7|5$, then there is some number $x$ such that $7xequiv 5pmod{10}$. Absent any intuition or insight, one can just try plugging in $x=0,1,2,ldots,9$. For each, simplify $7x$, modulo $10$, and see if you get $5$.



A similar strategy will solve the second problem.






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    If $7|5$, then there is some number $x$ such that $7xequiv 5pmod{10}$. Absent any intuition or insight, one can just try plugging in $x=0,1,2,ldots,9$. For each, simplify $7x$, modulo $10$, and see if you get $5$.



    A similar strategy will solve the second problem.






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      If $7|5$, then there is some number $x$ such that $7xequiv 5pmod{10}$. Absent any intuition or insight, one can just try plugging in $x=0,1,2,ldots,9$. For each, simplify $7x$, modulo $10$, and see if you get $5$.



      A similar strategy will solve the second problem.






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        If $7|5$, then there is some number $x$ such that $7xequiv 5pmod{10}$. Absent any intuition or insight, one can just try plugging in $x=0,1,2,ldots,9$. For each, simplify $7x$, modulo $10$, and see if you get $5$.



        A similar strategy will solve the second problem.






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        If $7|5$, then there is some number $x$ such that $7xequiv 5pmod{10}$. Absent any intuition or insight, one can just try plugging in $x=0,1,2,ldots,9$. For each, simplify $7x$, modulo $10$, and see if you get $5$.



        A similar strategy will solve the second problem.







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