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How can you get from $(10,66)$ to $(20,12)$
using only integer multiples of the vectors
$\begin{pmatrix}2\\-3\end{pmatrix}$ and $\begin{pmatrix}3\\2\end{pmatrix}$?
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How can you get from $(10,66)$ to $(20,12)$
using only integer multiples of the vectors
$\begin{pmatrix}2\\-3\end{pmatrix}$ and $\begin{pmatrix}3\\2\end{pmatrix}$?
If you liked this problem, here is an NRICH task which challenges you to use similar mathematical ideas.
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