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Q4 ALGEBRA

The total number of integer pairs (x,y) satisfies the equation x+y = xy is

a.0
b.1
c.2
None of these 

xy=x+y

xy-x-y=0

xy-x-y+1=1

(x-1) (y-1)=1

 Both x - 1 and y-1 have to be equal to 1 or -1.

So, values taken by (x,y) are (22) and (0,0).

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