Let b a natural number and q1, q2, r1, r2 integers with 0 ≤ r1 < b and 0 ≤ r2 < b such that q1b + r1 = q2b+ r2 then q1 = q2 and r1 = r2

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Let b a natural number and q1, q2, r1, r2 integers with 0 ≤ r1 < b and
0 ≤ r2 < b such that q1b + r1 = q2b+ r2 then q1 = q2 and r1 = r2.

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