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algebra senior

Problem

How many ordered pairs of integers satisfy the equation
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Rearranging the terms and and completing the square for yields the result . Then, notice that can only be , and because any value of that is greater than 1 will cause the term to be less than , which is impossible as must be real. Therefore, plugging in the above values for gives the ordered pairs , , , and gives a total of ordered pairs.
Final answer
D