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HMMT 2015 U9

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Let a,b,ca, b, c be integers. Define f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x)=a x^{2}+b x+c. Suppose there exist pairwise distinct integers u,v,wu, v, w such that f(u)=0,f(v)=0f(u)=0, f(v)=0, and f(w)=2f(w)=2. Find the maximum possible value of the discriminant b2−4acb^{2}-4 a c of ff.

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