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algebra intermediate

Problem

How many ordered pairs of integers satisfy the equation ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Clearly, is one of the solutions. However, we can be quite sure that there are more, so we apply Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick to get the following: Essentially, this says that the product of two consecutive numbers must be a perfect square. This is practically impossible except or . gives . gives . Answer:
Final answer
C