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RMO 2014 M2

  • Mumbai Region

The roots of the equation x3−3ax2+bx+18c=0x^3-3ax^2+bx+18c=0 form a non-constant arithmetic progression and the roots of the equation x3+bx2+x−c3=0x^3+bx^2+x-c^3=0 form a non-constant geometric progression. Given that a,b,ca,b,c are real numbers, find all positive integral values aa and bb .

Dataset text AI-MO AoPS. Quoted with source.

Official text: Indian Regional Mathematical Olympiad 2014 official paper, page 1.

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