How many solutions are there to the equation where and are distinct integers?
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The same question has been posted by Mr. Calvin Lin. Nevertheless the solutions are
4 2 = 2 4
2 4 = 4 2
− 2 − 4 = − 4 2
− 4 − 2 = − 2 − 4