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Finding Integral Solutions

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March 8, 2009
calculusintegration

Problem Statement

How many integers x x satisfy the equation (x^2 \minus{} x \minus{} 1)^{x \plus{} 2} \equal{} 1 <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 2<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 3<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 5<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> none of these <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 2 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 3 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 4 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 5 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{none of these}