Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2009/ii/paper-1/1g/solution

The Chinese remainder theorem says that for pairwise coprime positive moduli , every choice of residues determines exactly one residue class modulo . Equivalently is an isomorphism under reduction.
The first two modular congruences combine to . Reducing this expression modulo seven gives , so . Consequently all integer solutions are
The moduli are pairwise coprime, so the Chinese remainder theorem guarantees that this is the entire solution class.

New to topics? Read the docs here!