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If 4x2 + y2 < 52 ,   x,y ∈ Z then the number of ordered pairs (x, y) is

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A

67

B

87

C

77

D

38

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Option C

77

77

Solution :

We are given the inequality:
4x2+y2<52
where x,y (i.e., x and y are integers).

To find the number of ordered pairs (x,y) satisfying this inequality, we can analyze the possible integer values of x first.
Since y20 for all real numbers, we must have:
4x2<52
Dividing by 4 on both sides gives:
x2<13
Since x must be an integer, the possible values for x are:
x{-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3}

Now, we can count the number of integer values of y that satisfy the inequality for each possible value of x:

Case 1: When x=0
Substituting x=0 into the inequality:
4(0)+y2<52y2<52
Since y is an integer, y can take any value from -7 to 7 (since 72=49<52 and 82=64>52).
Number of values of y = 2×7+1=15.

Case 2: When x=±1
Substituting x2=1 into the inequality:
4(1)+y2<52y2<48
Since y is an integer, y can take any value from -6 to 6 (since 62=36<48 and 72=49>48).
Number of values of y = 2×6+1=13 for each value of x.
Total pairs for x=±1 = 2×13=26.

Case 3: When x=±2
Substituting x2=4 into the inequality:
4(4)+y2<5216+y2<52y2<36
Since y is an integer, y can take any value from -5 to 5 (since 52=25<36 and 62=36).
Number of values of y = 2×5+1=11 for each value of x.
Total pairs for x=±2 = 2×11=22.

Case 4: When x=±3
Substituting x2=9 into the inequality:
4(9)+y2<5236+y2<52y2<16
Since y is an integer, y can take any value from -3 to 3 (since 32=9<16 and 42=16).
Number of values of y = 2×3+1=7 for each value of x.
Total pairs for x=±3 = 2×7=14.

Total Number of Ordered Pairs:
Summing the ordered pairs from all the cases:
Total pairs=15+26+22+14=77

Thus, the number of ordered pairs (x,y) is 77.

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