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All solutions of a linear Diophantine equation ((x,y)=(x0​,y0​)+t(b/d,−a/d))

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If a,b are nonzero integers, d=gcd(a,b), and (x0​,y0​) is one solution of the linear Diophantine equation ax+by=c, then all solutions are
x=x0​+db​t,y=y0​−da​t,t∈Z.
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Subtract two solutions and use the fact that a/d and b/d are coprime integers. The linear Diophantine equation solvability criterion says that a particular solution exists exactly when d divides c; the extended Euclidean algorithm constructs one. This parametrization separates existence from the complete family of answers.

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