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Let P(x) be a polynomial with integer coefficients. Suppose that for three distinct integers a,b,c we have P(a)=P(b)=P(c)=-5, and that P(1)=6. What is the maximum possible value of a2+b2+c2?
(No Solution Yet, 1 Comments) Submitted on 2025-01-28 by Danish Ahmed Khan   
Difficulty: 1 of 5 Bonus: Kiss kiss, Bang bang (in Riddles) Rating: 1.95
What do these five famous actors have in common?

Dick Van Dyke

Peter Sellers

Sean Connery

David Niven and

Woody Allen.

The answer is not that they are all famous actors.
The title is relevant to the riddle.

(Solution Posted, 23 Comments) Submitted on 2003-10-30 by FatBoy   
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