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APMO 2003 Problem 1

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Let a,b,c,d,e,fa, b, c, d, e, f be real numbers such that the polynomial

p(x)=x8−4x7+7x6+ax5+bx4+cx3+dx2+ex+fp(x)=x^{8}-4 x^{7}+7 x^{6}+a x^{5}+b x^{4}+c x^{3}+d x^{2}+e x+f

factorises into eight linear factors x−xix-x_{i}, with xi>0x_{i}>0 for i=1,2,…,8i=1,2, \ldots, 8. Determine all possible values of ff.

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