HMMT 2021 A9
- Algebra and Number Theory
- Answer
Let be a monic cubic polynomial satisfying for all real numbers . For all real numbers , define to be the number of distinct real solutions to the equation . Suppose that the set of possible values of over all real numbers is exactly . Compute the sum of all possible values of .
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