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Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial of degree 5 with leading coefficient unity such that $f(1)=5, f(2)=4$, $f(3)=3, f(4)=2, f(5)=1$. Then $f(6)$ is equal to :
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  • A 0
  • B 24
  • C 120
  • D 720
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The correct answer is: 120
$\begin{aligned} & f(x)+x-6=(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)(x-4)(x-5) \\ & \Rightarrow \quad f(6)=120\end{aligned}$

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