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AMC 12 2010a Problem 21

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The graph of y=x6−10x5+29x4−4x3+ax2y=x^6-10x^5+29x^4-4x^3+ax^2 lies above the line y=bx+cy=bx+c except at three values of xx, where the graph and the line intersect. What is the largest of these values?

\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \textbf{(B)}\ 5 \textbf{(C)}\ 6 \textbf{(D)}\ 7 \textbf{(E)}\ 8

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