diff --git a/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/.gitignore b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26ba254
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+++ b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cubs
+inverses
diff --git a/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/Makefile b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/Makefile
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index 0000000..4f5fdf3
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+++ b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+all: inverses cubs
+
+inverses: inverses.cc
+	g++ inverses.cc -Wall -o inverses
+
+cubs: cubs.cc
+	g++ cubs.cc -Wall -o cubs
diff --git a/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/cubs.cc b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/cubs.cc
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index 0000000..ac064f9
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+++ b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/cubs.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  int p = 43;
+  for (int i = 0; i < p; ++i) {
+    int a = (i*i*i) % p;
+    std::cout << i << "^3 = " << a << std::endl;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/inverses.cc b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/inverses.cc
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index 0000000..c54a019
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+++ b/quad9/galois/labs/lab1/utils/inverses.cc
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+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+  int p = 43;
+  for (int i = 1; i < p; ++i) {
+    for (int j = 1; j < p; ++j) {
+      if ((i*j) % 43 == 1) {
+        std::cout << i << "^{-1} = " << j << std::endl;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}