(x+1)(y+1) = 2xy Multiply the left side out: xy + x + y + 1 = 2xy Subtract xy from both sides: x + y + 1 = xy Isolate the terms in y x + 1 = xy - y Factor y out on the right x + 1 = y(x - 1) Divide both sides by (x-1)= y I like y on the left y = Divide that fraction out by long division 1 x-1)x+1 x-1 2 y = QUOTIENT + y = 1 + In order for y to be an integer, the fractional expression must equal to an integer. That means the denominator x-1 must be a factor of the numerator, 2. The only factors of 2 are 1 and 2. So we set the denominator x-1 equal to each of those: If x-1 = 1 x = 2 y = y = y = y = 3 So one possible pair of integers is x=2 and y=3. If x-1 = 2 x = 3 y = y = y = y = 2 So the other possible pair of integers is x=3 and y=2. Edwin