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Advent calendar 2017
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\(p(x)\) is a quadratic with real coefficients. For all real numbers \(x\),
$$x^2+4x+14\leq p(x)\leq 2x^2+8x+18$$
\(p(2)=34\). What is \(p(6)\)?
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