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HMMT 2009 A9

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Let f(x)=x4+14x3+52x2+56x+16f(x)=x^{4}+14 x^{3}+52 x^{2}+56 x+16. Let z1,z2,z3,z4z_{1}, z_{2}, z_{3}, z_{4} be the four roots of ff. Find the smallest possible value of ∣zazb+zczd∣\left|z_{a} z_{b}+z_{c} z_{d}\right| where {a,b,c,d}={1,2,3,4}\{a, b, c, d\}=\{1,2,3,4\}.

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