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Ordered Triples of Integers Satisfying Two Equations

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January 18, 2009

Problem Statement

How many ordered triples of integers (a,b,c) (a, b, c) satisfy|a \plus{} b| \plus{} c \equal{} 19 \text{and}  ab \plus{} |c| \equal{} 97? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 0<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 6<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 10<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 12<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 0\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 4\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 6\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 10\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 12