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AIME 2008a Problem 13

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Let p(x,y)=a0+a1x+a2y+a3x2+a4xy+a5y2+a6x3+a7x2y+a8xy2+a9y3.p(x,y) = a_0 + a_1x + a_2y + a_3x^2 + a_4xy + a_5y^2 + a_6x^3 + a_7x^2y + a_8xy^2 + a_9y^3. Suppose that p(0,0)=p(1,0)=p(−1,0)=p(0,1)=p(0,−1)=p(1,1)=p(1,−1)=p(2,2)=0.p(0,0) = p(1,0) = p( - 1,0) = p(0,1) = p(0, - 1)\\ = p(1,1) = p(1, - 1) = p(2,2) = 0. There is a point (ac,bc)\left(\frac {a}{c},\frac {b}{c}\right) for which p(ac,bc)=0p\left(\frac {a}{c},\frac {b}{c}\right) = 0 for all such polynomials, where aa, bb, and cc are positive integers, aa and cc are relatively prime, and c>1c > 1. Find a+b+ca + b + c.

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