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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let 
, where 
are integers and 
. If 
takes the value 
, a prime for two distinct integer values of 
, then the number of integer values of 
for which 
takes the value 
is :
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
0
(0)
Number of Integer Values for 
For 
.
Since 
is prime and 
is an integer 
, we must have 
.
Then 
.
The only integer solutions for 
are 
or 
.
This implies 
, which contradicts that 
are distinct.
Number of integer values 
.
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