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State Euclid's Division Lemma. For integers a and b with b > 0, in the form a = bq + r, what is the range of the remainder r?

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  • A0 ≤ r < b
  • B0 < r ≤ b
  • C0 ≤ r ≤ b
  • D1 ≤ r < b

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Euclid's Division Lemma: there exist unique q, r with a = bq + r and 0 ≤ r < b. The remainder is non-negative and strictly less than the divisor.
Answer: A) 0 ≤ r < b

Key idea: Euclid's Division Lemma and HCF

**Lemma**: For positive integers a, (with ), there exist UNIQUE with and 0 ≤ .

This is just formal long division — is the quotient, is the remainder.

**Algorithm to find HCF(a, b)** with :
1. Apply lemma: .
2. If , HCF = .
3. If ≠ 0, replace (a, b) with , r) and repeat.

**Example**: HCF(420, 130)
→ HCF = 10.

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