Let p(x)=x2+bx+c, where b and c are integers. If p(x) is factor of both x4+6x2+25 and 3x4+4x2+28x+5, what is p(1)?
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Since p(x) is a factor of both x4+6x2+25 and 3x4+4x2+28x+5, then it must be factor of 3(x4+6x2+25)−(3x4+4x2+28x+5)=14x2−28x+70=14(x2−2x+5).Hence, p(x)=x2−2x+5, and p(1)=1−2+5=4.