Extended Euclidean Algorithm

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We already have popular task about calculating GCD of two integers. Usual algorithm for programming this exercise is called Euclidean. Now we are going to study its extension.

The goal

For any arbitrary X and Y it is easy to find GCD(X,Y). Then we can write the following curious equation:

a*X + b*Y = GCD(X,Y)

It is called Bezout Identity and there is a theorem that it is always possible to find integer values for a and b (not necessarily positive).

Though the sense of this equation is not self-evident, be sure it is of significant importance.

Now the Extended Euclidean Algorithm is just the tool to find these a and b efficiently.

Algorithm

Remember how simple Euclidean Algorithm goes - we divide greater of two values by lesser and substitute it with the remainder of this division, until the next remainder appears to be 0. Then the preceding remainder gives the greatest common divisor.

With extended version we use not only remainder, but also a quotient - and in addition two variables S and T.

When performing division, we write down both remainder r and quotient q and then update S and T using quotient in a simple manner:

Snext = Sprev - q * Scur
Tnext = Tprev - q * Tcur

As you see we should remember not only current value of S and T, but also previous one. To initialize algorithm we use:

Sprev = 1
Scur  = 0

Tprev = 0
Tcur  = 1

When the remainder reaches 0, we get value for a from Scur and value for b from Tcur (supposing that we started with Y as divisor). Let us see an example:

X = 23, Y = 7,   GCD(23,7) = 1

a*23 + b*7 = 1

23 / 7  yields q = 3, r = 2
Snext = 1 - 3 * 0 = 1,  Tnext = 0 - 3 * 1 = -3
    (reassignment)

7 / 2   yields q = 3, r = 1
Snext = 0 - 3 * 1 = -3,  Tnext = 1 - 3 * (-3) = 10
    (reassignment)

2 / 1   yields q = 2, r = 0
    (stop, print a = Scur = -3 and b = Tcur = 10)

after each iteration reassignment phase takes place which consists of the following assignments or shift of values between variables:

X <-- Y <-- r
Sprev <-- Scur <-- Snext
Tprev <-- Tcur <-- Tnext

We can test the results plugging them into Bezout Identity:

-3 * 23  +  10 * 7  =  -69 + 70  =  1  =  gcd(23,7)

Input and Output

Input data will contain the number of test cases on the first line.
Next lines will contain a pair of values each.
Answer should contain three values for each case - r a b separated with spaces - triplets themselves should be separated with spaces also.

Example:

input data:
3
23 7
31132 24144
22444 83452

1 -3 10
4 1807 -2330
124 264 -71
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