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So <math>\frac{a}{c}=-\frac{d}{c}</math>, or <math>a=-d</math> (<math>c\neq 0</math>), and substitude that into <math>\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx-a}=\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx+d}</math> gives us:
 
So <math>\frac{a}{c}=-\frac{d}{c}</math>, or <math>a=-d</math> (<math>c\neq 0</math>), and substitude that into <math>\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx-a}=\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx+d}</math> gives us:
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<math>bc-ad\neq 0</math> (Otherwise <math>y=\frac{a}{c}</math> and <math>y^{-1}=-\frac{d}{c}=\frac{a}{c}</math>, and is not symmetrical about <math>y=x</math>)
  
 
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Revision as of 20:50, 8 November 2024

Problem

A graph is $\textit{symmetric}$ about a line if the graph remains unchanged after reflection in that line. For how many quadruples of integers $(a,b,c,d)$, where $|a|,|b|,|c|,|d|\le5$ and $c$ and $d$ are not both $0$, is the graph of \[y=\frac{ax+b}{cx+d}\]symmetric about the line $y=x$?

$\textbf{(A) }1282\qquad\textbf{(B) }1292\qquad\textbf{(C) }1310\qquad\textbf{(D) }1320\qquad\textbf{(E) }1330$

Solution 1

Symmetric about the line $y=x$ implies that the inverse fuction $y^{-1}=y$. Then we split the question into several cases to find the final answer.


Case 1: $c=0$

Then $y=\frac{a}{d}x+\frac{b}{d}$ and $y^{-1}=\frac{d}{a}x-\frac{b}{a}$. Giving us $\frac{a}{d}=\frac{d}{a}$ and $\frac{b}{d}=-\frac{b}{a}$

Therefore, we obtain 2 subcases: $b\neq 0, a+d=0$ and $b=0, a^2=d^2$


Case 2: $c\neq 0$

Then $y^{-1}=\frac{b-dx}{cx-a}=\frac{(cx-a)(-\frac{d}{c})+b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx-a}=-\frac{d}{c}+\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx-a}$

And $y=\frac{(cx+d)(\frac{a}{c})+b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx+d}=\frac{a}{c}+\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx+d}$

So $\frac{a}{c}=-\frac{d}{c}$, or $a=-d$ ($c\neq 0$), and substitude that into $\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx-a}=\frac{b-\frac{ad}{c}}{cx+d}$ gives us:

$bc-ad\neq 0$ (Otherwise $y=\frac{a}{c}$ and $y^{-1}=-\frac{d}{c}=\frac{a}{c}$, and is not symmetrical about $y=x$)

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