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Algebra Level 4

How many integral ordered pairs x , y x,y such that x + y = 2016 \sqrt { x } +\sqrt { y } =\sqrt { 2016 } ?

12 11 14 13

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As 2016 = 12 14 \sqrt{2016} = 12\sqrt{14} we must have x = 14 a 2 , y = 14 b 2 x = 14a^{2}, y = 14b^{2} with a + b = 12 , 0 a , b 12 a + b = 12, 0 \le a,b \le 12 .

As there are 13 13 possible integral pairs ( a , b ) (a,b) , there will also be 13 \boxed{13} ordered integral pairs ( x , y ) (x,y) .

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