Find the integer numbers $a, b, c$ such that the function $f: R \to R$, $f(x) = ax^2 +bx + c$ satisfies the equalities : $$f(f(1) ))= f (f(2 ) )= f(f (3 ))$$
Source: 1998 Romania NMO IX p1
Tags: algebra, quadratics, trinomial
Find the integer numbers $a, b, c$ such that the function $f: R \to R$, $f(x) = ax^2 +bx + c$ satisfies the equalities : $$f(f(1) ))= f (f(2 ) )= f(f (3 ))$$