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Let <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math> be positive integers with <math>a\geb\gec</math> such that
 
Let <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math> be positive integers with <math>a\geb\gec</math> such that
[\a^2-b^2-c^2+ab=2011]\ and
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<math>a^2-b^2-c^2+ab=2011</math> and
[\a^2+3b^2+3c^2-3ab-2ac-2bc=-1997]\.
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<math>a^2+3b^2+3c^2-3ab-2ac-2bc=-1997</math>.
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What is <math>a</math>?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 249\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 250\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 251\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 252\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 253 </math>
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 249\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 250\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 251\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 252\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 253 </math>

Revision as of 19:18, 8 February 2012

Problem 24

Let $a$, $b$, and $c$ be positive integers with $a\geb\gec$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) such that $a^2-b^2-c^2+ab=2011$ and $a^2+3b^2+3c^2-3ab-2ac-2bc=-1997$.

What is $a$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 249\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 250\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 251\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 252\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 253$