2021 Fall AMC 12A Problems/Problem 17
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Problem
For how many ordered pairs 
of positive integers does neither 
nor 
have two distinct real solutions?
Solution
If a quadratic equation does not have two distinct real solutions, then its discriminant must be 
. So, 
and 
.
