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2023 MOAA Team P11

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October 14, 2023
MOAA 2023

Problem Statement

Let the quadratic P(x)=x2+5x+1P(x)=x^2+5x+1. Two distinct real numbers a,ba,b satisfy P(a+b)=abP(a+b)=ab P(ab)=a+bP(ab)=a+b Find the sum of all possible values of a2a^2.
Proposed by Harry Kim