Question 119
Vijay chooses three distinct integers $a, b, c$ from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11\}$. If $k$ is the minimum value taken on by the polynomial $a(x-b)(x-c)$ over all real numbers $x$, and $l$ is the minimum value taken on by the polynomial $a(x-b)(x+c)$ over all real numbers $x$, compute the maximum possible value of $k-l$.