Fermat 2024 Part C - Question 22, CEMC UWaterloo
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(Fermat 2024, Part C, Question 22, CEMC - UWaterloo)
Four distinct integers $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are chosen from the set $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10\}$. What is the greatest possible value of $ac+bd-ad-bc$?
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