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NZ-NZMO 2023 Problem 4

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Let pp be a prime and let f(x)=ax2+bx+cf(x) = ax^{2} + bx + c be a quadratic polynomial with integer coefficients such that 0<a,b,c≤p0 < a, b, c \leq p . Suppose f(x)f(x) is divisible by pp whenever xx is a positive integer. Find all possible values of a+b+ca + b + c .

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