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2010 AMC 12B Problem 15
For how many ordered triples (x,y,z) of nonnegative integers less than 20 are there exactly two distinct elements in the set \{i^x, (1+i)^y, z\}, where i=\sqrt{-1}?
\textbf{(A)}\ 149 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 205 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 215 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 225 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 235
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