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Rings and Fields · Challenge problem

Z[2]={a+b2:a,b∈Z}\mathbb Z[\sqrt2]=\{a+b\sqrt2:a,b\in\mathbb Z\} is a ring but not a field. How many of its elements with ∣a∣≤3|a|\le3, ∣b∣≤3|b|\le3 are units (have an inverse in Z[2]\mathbb Z[\sqrt2])?