How many ordered pairs of integers satisfy ?
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Relevant wiki: Quadratic Diophantine Equations - Solve by Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick
x + y − x y − x − y + x y x y − x − y + 1 ( x − 1 ) ( y − 1 ) = 4 9 = − 4 9 = − 4 9 + 1 = − 4 8 Multiply both sides by − 1
Since − 4 8 = − 2 4 3 , the number of ordered pairs of integers ( x − 1 , y − 1 ) and hence that of ordered pairs of integers ( x , y ) is ( 4 + 1 ) ( 1 + 1 ) × 2 = 2 0 .