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2010 AMC 10A Problem 21
The polynomial x^3 -ax^2 + bx -2010 has three positive integer roots. What is the smallest possible value of a?
\mathrm{(A)}\ 78 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 88 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 98 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 108 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 118
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