IMAS 2017 — Junior — Round 1 Question 13

The sum of $a$, $b$ and $c$ is negative, while the product of these three numbers is positive. If $x=\frac{a}{|a|}+\frac{b}{|b|}+\frac{c}{|c|}$, what is the value of $x^{2017}-2017x^2+36$?