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Source:
February 28, 2022
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Problem Statement
For any integer
a
a
a
, let
f
(
a
)
=
∣
a
4
−
36
a
2
+
96
a
−
64
∣
f(a) = |a^4 - 36a^2 + 96a - 64|
f
(
a
)
=
∣
a
4
−
36
a
2
+
96
a
−
64∣
. What is the sum of all values of
f
(
a
)
f(a)
f
(
a
)
that are prime?Proposed by Alexander Wang
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