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FactorizationMethod
Basic
Problem - 159
Solve in integers the equation
2
(
x
+
y
)
=
x
y
+
7
.
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Solve
y
with respect to
x
leads to
x
=
7
−
2
y
2
−
y
=
2
+
3
2
−
y
This implies that
3
is divisible by
(
2
−
y
)
which means
y
=
−
1
,
5
,
1
,
3
. Accordingly
(
x
,
y
=
(
−
1
,
3
)
,
(
5
,
1
)
,
(
1
,
5
)
,
(
3
,
−
1
)
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