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The equation $a*x=b$ has solution $x=a^{-1}*b$.
Rotations. Modulus arithmetic. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Symmetry. Sets. Subgroups. Inverses. Structures of simple finite groups. Reflections. Groups.
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