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INMO 1999 Problem 5

    Given any four distinct positive real numbers, show that one can choose three numbers A,B,CA,B,C from among them, such that all three quadratic equations \begin{eqnarray*} Bx^2 + x + C &=& 0 Cx^2 + x + A &=& 0 Ax^2 + x +B &=& 0 \end{eqnarray*} have only real roots, or all three equations have only imaginary roots.

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