2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 8
Problem
How many ordered pairs of integers 
satisfy the equation ![\[x^{2020}+y^2=2y\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/7/5/675a2782e7f97942c051c125abe88fb075b0d07c.png)
Solution
Set it up as a quadratic in terms of y:
![\[y^2-2y+x^{2020}=0\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/7/3/57302fcd989d1abb3190666693fe5a475f8fdd1c.png)
Then the discriminant is
![\[\Delta = 4-4x^{2020}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/f/a/2fa32c16b6896590c31f648e13db1aafd9439433.png)
This will clearly only yield real solutions when 
See Also
| 2020 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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