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HMMT 1999 O10

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A,B,C,DA, B, C, D, and EE are relatively prime integers (i.e., have no single common factor) such that the polynomials 5Ax4+4Bx3+3Cx2+2Dx+E5 A x^{4}+4 B x^{3}+3 C x^{2}+2 D x+E and 10Ax3+6Bx2+3Cx+D10 A x^{3}+6 B x^{2}+3 C x+D together have 7 distinct integer roots. What are all possible values of AA ? Your team has been given a sealed envelope that contains a hint for this problem. If you open the envelope, the value of this problem decreases by 20 points. To get full credit, give the sealed envelope to the judge before presenting your solution.

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