The number of integral points (i.e., the points whose - and -coordinates are both integers) within the area (not including the boundary) enclosed by the right branch of hyperbola and line is ______.
Solution
By symmetry, we only need to consider the part of the area above the -axis. Suppose line intercepts the right branch of the hyperbola and line at points and (), respectively. Then the number of integral points within the segment is . Therefore, the number of integral points within the area above the -axis is
Finally, we obtain the total number of integral points within the whole area as .
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