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Let <math>m = 4x+3y \in \mathbb Z</math>, <math>\left\lvert m \right\rvert \le 1000</math>. Put <math>m = 25k</math> to obtain | Let <math>m = 4x+3y \in \mathbb Z</math>, <math>\left\lvert m \right\rvert \le 1000</math>. Put <math>m = 25k</math> to obtain | ||
− | <cmath>25k^2 | + | <cmath>25k^2 = 6x-8y+25</cmath><cmath>25k = 4x+3y.</cmath> |
and accordingly we find by solving the system that <math>x = \frac{1}{2} (3k^2-3) + 4k</math> and <math>y = -2k^2+3k+2</math>. | and accordingly we find by solving the system that <math>x = \frac{1}{2} (3k^2-3) + 4k</math> and <math>y = -2k^2+3k+2</math>. | ||
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Problem
The parabola has focus
and goes through the points
and
. For how many points
with integer coordinates is it true that
?
Solution
The parabola is symmetric through , and the common distance is
, so the directrix is the line through
and
. That's the line
Using the point-line distance formula, the parabola is the locus
which rearranges to
.
Let ,
. Put
to obtain
and accordingly we find by solving the system that
and
.
One can show that the values of that make
an integer pair are precisely odd integers
. For
this is
, so
values work and the answer is
.
(Solution by v_Enhance)
See Also
2014 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 24 |
Followed by Last Question |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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1) The line of symmetry is NOT y= -x but 4x + 3y = 0
2) In the expression for x, it is NOT 8 but 8k.
With these minor corrections, the solution still holds good.