Vieta's and symmetric sums

Algebra Level 3

Find the largest possible integer value of k k such that there exists real numbers a , b , c a,b,c satisfying a + b + c = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = k a+b+c=a^2+b^2+c^2=a^3+b^3+c^3= k .

Bonus: Generalize this.


The answer is 3.

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