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function reduction

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg110662] function reduction
• From: loke <developer.loke at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:26:39 -0400 (EDT)

I am using wolfram alpha. When I enter
solve( mod( 17 * y, 60 ) = 1 )

It resolves it to a function
y = 60 n+53 and n element Z

How does it do it? I have tried this with other values, and it does it
very well.

Thanks
Loke