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counting and probability intermediate

Problem

The number of distinct pairs of real numbers satisfying both of the following equations: is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
If and , then we can break this into two cases. Case 1: If , then and Therefore, or This yields 2 solutions Case 2: If , this means that , and . Because y can be negative or positive, this yields or This yields another 2 solutions.
Final answer
E