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P07 [Number Theory] - Turkish NMO 1st Round - 2001

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April 18, 2014

Problem Statement

How many ordered triples of positive integers (a,b,c)(a,b,c) are there such that (2a+b)(2b+a)=2c(2a+b)(2b+a)=2^c?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 0<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 1<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> None of the preceding <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 0 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 1 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 2 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 3 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{None of the preceding}