Find the number of integral values of such that the equation has at least 2 integral roots of .
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Let the roots be a , b , c where a , b are integers. a + b + c = 0 ⇒ c = − ( a + b ) a b + b c + c a = − 2 7 ⇒ a b − ( a + b ) 2 = − 2 7 ⇒ b 2 − a b + a 2 − 2 7 = 0 ⇒ △ = 1 0 8 − 3 a 2 Since b is an integer, the discriminant is a perfect square. It has a factor of 3 already, so a must also be a multiple of 3 .
The discriminant is also non-negative, so a 2 ≤ 3 6 ⇒ a = − 6 , 3 , 0 , 3 , 6 Trying all values of a , all the solutions are ( a , b , c ) = ( − 6 , 3 , 3 ) , ( − 3 , − 3 , 6 ) , ( − 3 , 6 , − 3 ) , ( 3 , − 6 , 3 ) , ( 3 , 3 , − 6 ) , ( 6 , − 3 , − 3 ) ⇒ k = − 5 4 or 5 4