Find the number of integral solutions of .
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Take everything m o d 5 , then the equation becomes − 7 y 2 ≡ − 1 m o d 5 . Solving for y 2 , we get y 2 ≡ 3 m o d 5 . However, 3 is not a quadratic residue m o d 5 , meaning that the equation has no integer solutions.