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Letter Product

Problem

Let $a$ = 1, $b$ = 2, $c$ = 3, ... , $z$ = 26. What is the exact value of ($x$ minus $a$)($x$ minus $b$)($x$ minus $c$)...($x$ minus $z$)?

Problem ID: 88 (Nov 2002)     Difficulty: 2 Star

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