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AIME 2021b Problem 4

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There are real numbers a,b,c,a, b, c, and dd such that −20-20 is a root of x3+ax+bx^3 + ax + b and −21-21 is a root of x3+cx2+d.x^3 + cx^2 + d. These two polynomials share a complex root m+n⋅i,m + \sqrt{n} \cdot i, where mm and nn are positive integers and i=−1.i = \sqrt{-1}. Find m+n.m+n.

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