Find all pairs $(a, b)$ of real numbers with the following property: Given any real numbers $c$ and $d$, if both of the equations $x^2+ax+1=c$ and $x^2+bx+1=d$ have real roots, then the equation $x^2+(a+b)x+1=cd$ has real roots.
Problem
Source: XVIII OlimpĂada Matemática Rioplatense (2009)
Tags: quadratics, algebra unsolved, algebra