Suppose the quadratic polynomial $p(x)=a x^2+b x+c$ has positive coefficient $a, b, c$ such that $b-a=c-b$. If $p(x)=0$ has integer roots $\alpha$ and $\beta$ then what could be the possible value of $\alpha+\beta+\alpha \beta$ if $0 \leq \alpha+\beta+\alpha \beta \leq 8$

  • [KVPY 2016]
  • A

    $3$

  • B

    $5$

  • C

    $7$

  • D

    $14$

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