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The parabola $y=ax^2+bx+c$ has vertex $(p,p)$ and $y$ -intercept $(0,-p)$ , where $p\ne 0$ . What is $b$ ?

$\text {(A) } -p \qquad \text {(B) } 0 \qquad \text {(C) } 2 \qquad \text {(D) } 4 \qquad \text {(E) } p$

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2006 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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+The parabola <math>y=ax^2+bx+c</math> has vertex <math>(p,p)</math> and <math>y</math>-intercept <math>(0,-p)</math>, where <math>p\ne 0</math>. What is <math>b</math>?
+<math>\text {(A) } -p \qquad \text {(B) } 0 \qquad \text {(C) } 2 \qquad \text {(D) } 4 \qquad \text {(E) } p</math>
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