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) satisfy|a \plus{} b| \plus{} c \equal{} 19 \text{and} ab \plus{} |c| \equal{} 97?
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>0<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>4<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>6<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>10<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>12