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HMMT 2014 A4

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Let bb and cc be real numbers, and define the polynomial P(x)=x2+bx+cP(x)=x^{2}+b x+c. Suppose that P(P(1))=P(P(1))= P(P(2))=0P(P(2))=0, and that P(1)≠P(2)P(1) \neq P(2). Find P(0)P(0).

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-\frac{3}{2}

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