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China South East Mathematical Olympiad 2020 Grade10 Q1

Source: China Zhuji

August 5, 2020
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Problem Statement

Let f(x)=a(3a+2c)x22b(2a+c)x+b2+(c+a)2f(x)=a(3a+2c)x^2-2b(2a+c)x+b^2+(c+a)^2 (a,b,cR,a(3a+2c)0).(a,b,c\in R, a(3a+2c)\neq 0). If f(x)1f(x)\leq 1for any real xx, find the maximum of ab.|ab|.