How many points on the curve satisfy the condition that both the -coordinate and -coordinate are integers?
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Note that 2 x + 1 1 1 6 x + 8 0 = 8 + 2 x + 1 1 − 8 .
For y to be an integer, the term 2 x + 1 1 − 8 should also be an integer.
That is, 2 x + 1 1 should divide − 8 .
The factors of − 8 are ± 1 , ± 2 , ± 4 and ± 8 .
However, 2 x + 1 1 can only take the value ± 1 for x to be an integer, .
Thus, there are only 2 possible values for x and y .