AMC 10/12 A Fall 2021 (Problem 17)
For how many ordered pairs of positive integers does neither nor have two distinct real solutions?
Use 31. Signs and Roots of Quadratics.
From above, and . Similarly .
Case : , and . Therefore .
Case : , and . Therefore .
Case : and holds.
Case : and holds. Checking all valid up to gives pairs.
(B) 6