Ladder

Quadratic reciprocity — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. slope 7/117 points below the line, 8 above, and 7 + 8 = 5 × 3 = 15(7 | 11) = −1 from the count below; (11 | 7) = +1 from the count above

    Counting one rectangle, twice

    Whether seven is a square modulo eleven, and whether eleven is a square modulo seven, are two unrelated-looking questions. Their answers are linked, and the link is a rectangle of dots counted along its rows and then along its columns.

    rung 1 · number

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