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algebra intermediate

Problem

What is the area of the region in the plane that satisfies
Solution
Because and are both integers, they must be a factor pair of possibly both negative. For each factor pair of say the graph of the equations and is a unit square (aligned with the axes) whose bottom-left corner is so the area of the graph is simply Therefore, the area of the given region is equal to the number of factor pairs of

Since has positive factors (namely, ) and negative factors, there are ordered pairs of integers such that which is the answer.
Final answer
10