1959 AHSME Problems/Problem 23
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Problem 23
The set of solutions of the equation consists of
Solution
Understand that can be expressed as .
By applying this fact to , we get
We can use factoring methods to bring us to , which, as each binomial produces one integer solution, gives us a solution set of .
See also
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