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HMMT November 2023 H6

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A function gg is ever more than a function hh if, for all real numbers xx, we have g(x)≥h(x)g(x) \geq h(x). Consider all quadratic functions f(x)f(x) such that f(1)=16f(1)=16 and f(x)f(x) is ever more than both (x+3)2(x+3)^{2} and x2+9x^{2}+9. Across all such quadratic functions ff, compute the minimum value of f(0)f(0).

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\frac{21}{2}

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