3. Euler made the following conjecture: Let a be any natural mumber and p, q primes such that p= ±q mod 4a. Then a is a square mod p if and only of a is a square mod q. Use this conjecture to give a proof of Law of Quadratic Reciprocity.
3. Euler made the following conjecture: Let a be any natural mumber and p, q primes such that p= ±q mod 4a. Then a is a square mod p if and only of a is a square mod q. Use this conjecture to give a proof of Law of Quadratic Reciprocity.
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Section2.6: Congruence Classes
Problem 26E: Prove that a nonzero element in is a zero divisor if and only if and are not relatively prime.
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