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2014 Fermat Problem 25
Points P(r,\ \text{s}) and Q(t, u) are on the parabola with equation y = x^2 - \frac{1}{5}mx + \frac{1}{5}n so that PQ = 13 and the slope of PQ is \frac{12}{5}. For how many pairs (m, n) of positive integers with n \le 1000 is r + s + t + u = 27 ?
\textbf{(A)}\ 28\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 26\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 27\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 29\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 25
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