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Math Challenge II-A (AMC 10) Spring 2017 (Number Theory) Homework 6.14 & 6.15

 
 
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Math Challenge II-A (AMC 10) Spring 2017 (Number Theory) Homework 6.14 & 6.15
by Lawrence Zhang - Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2:04 PM
 

Hello, this is Lawrence.

For questions 6.14 & 6.15 on homework, could k be zero? The results seem to depend on if k could be zero or not. Thanks.

 
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Re: Math Challenge II-A (AMC 10) Spring 2017 (Number Theory) Homework 6.14 & 6.15
by John Lensmire - Monday, April 10, 2017, 9:27 AM
 

Yes, the intended question is asking whether there is a $k\neq 0$ for both of the questions.

Thanks for pointing this out.