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Find the number of ordered pairs of integers <math>(a,b)</math> such that this complex number is a real number. | Find the number of ordered pairs of integers <math>(a,b)</math> such that this complex number is a real number. | ||
| − | ==Solution== We consider two cases: | + | ==Solution== |
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| + | We consider two cases: | ||
Case 1: <math>ab \ge -2016</math> In this case, if | Case 1: <math>ab \ge -2016</math> In this case, if | ||
| − | <cmath>0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = \frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100 | + | <cmath>0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = -\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}</cmath> |
then <math>ab \ne -100</math> and <math>|a + b| = 0 = a + b</math>. Thus <math>ab = -a^2</math> so <math>a^2 < 2016</math>. Thus <math>a = -44,-43, ... , -1, 0, 1, ..., 43, 44</math>, yielding <math>89</math> values. However since <math>ab = -a^2 \ne -100</math>, we have <math>a \ne \pm 10</math>. Thus there are <math>87</math> allowed tuples <math>(a,b)</math> in this case. | then <math>ab \ne -100</math> and <math>|a + b| = 0 = a + b</math>. Thus <math>ab = -a^2</math> so <math>a^2 < 2016</math>. Thus <math>a = -44,-43, ... , -1, 0, 1, ..., 43, 44</math>, yielding <math>89</math> values. However since <math>ab = -a^2 \ne -100</math>, we have <math>a \ne \pm 10</math>. Thus there are <math>87</math> allowed tuples <math>(a,b)</math> in this case. | ||
Case 2: <math>ab \le -2016</math>. In this case, we want | Case 2: <math>ab \le -2016</math>. In this case, we want | ||
| − | <cmath>0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = \frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100 | + | <cmath>0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = \frac{\sqrt{ab+2016} - \sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}</cmath> |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{AIME box|year=2016|n=I|num-b=6|num-a=8}} | {{AIME box|year=2016|n=I|num-b=6|num-a=8}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 4 March 2016
Problem
For integers 
and 
consider the complex number
![\[\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/4/a/94aed5cb77ab692adad418e0f67918ea8fe39dc6.png)
Find the number of ordered pairs of integers 
such that this complex number is a real number.
Solution
We consider two cases:
Case 1: 
In this case, if
![\[0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = -\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/4/b/e4bf248d3b281431410bee79a2982a80ace108fc.png)
then 
and 
. Thus 
so 
. Thus 
, yielding 
values. However since 
, we have 
. Thus there are 
allowed tuples in this case.
Case 2: 
. In this case, we want
![\[0 = \text{Im}({\frac{\sqrt{ab+2016}}{ab+100}-({\frac{\sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}})i}) = \frac{\sqrt{ab+2016} - \sqrt{|a+b|}}{ab+100}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/3/f/53f4a8cf50d2f90504dd42364c70e37fd7a3629a.png)
See also
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