document.write( "Question 360089: How many ordered pairs (a,b) of positive integers satisfy a^2 + b^2 = 50
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Algebra.Com's Answer #256928 by vleith(2983)\"\" \"About 
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Plug and play to find pairs. 7*& is 49, so you can't have an integers larger than 7
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