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2025 AMC 12A Question 19

AMC12 · 2025 AMC 12A

Question 19

Let $a,$ $b,$ and $c$ be the roots of the polynomial $x^3 + kx + 1.$ What is the sum

$$
\begin{aligned} &a^3b^2 + a^2b^3 + b^3c^2 \\ &\quad {}+ b^2c^3 + c^3a^2 + c^2a^3? \end{aligned}
$$
  1. $-k$
  2. $-k + 1$
  3. $1$
  4. $k - 1$
  5. $k$