2013 AMC 12A Problem 25
Let be defined by How many complex numbers are there such that and both the real and the imaginary parts of are integers with absolute value at most
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On the upper half-plane if then since the factor so is one-to-one on
For real the boundary values trace the parabola Since lies to its left and is continuous and one-to-one on its image consists precisely of the values satisfying Thus we count with and
Thus, the correct answer is A.
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