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Source: 2023 AMC 12A P23

November 9, 2023
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Problem Statement

How many ordered pairs of positive real numbers (a,b)(a,b) satisfy the equation (1+2a)(2+2b)(2a+b)=32ab?(1+2a)(2+2b)(2a+b) = 32ab?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>0<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>1<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>2<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>3<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>an infinite number<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{an infinite number}