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algebra senior

Problem

There are exactly distinct rational numbers such that and has at least one integer solution for . What is ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
Factor the quadratic into where is our integer solution. Then, which takes rational values between and when , excluding . This leads to an answer of .
Final answer
E