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HMMT November 2022 U15

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Vijay chooses three distinct integers a,b,ca, b, c from the set {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11\}. If kk is the minimum value taken on by the polynomial a(x−b)(x−c)a(x-b)(x-c) over all real numbers xx, and ll is the minimum value taken on by the polynomial a(x−b)(x+c)a(x-b)(x+c) over all real numbers xx, compute the maximum possible value of k−lk-l.

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