Let PP be the quadratic function such that P(0)=7P(0) = 7, P(1)=10P(1) = 10, and P(2)=25P(2) = 25. If aa, bb, and cc are integers such that every positive number xx less than 1 satisfies ∑n=0∞P(n)xn=ax2+bx+c(1−x)3,\sum_{n = 0}^\infty P(n) x^n = \frac{ax^2 + bx + c}{{(1 - x)}^3}, compute the sum a+b+ca+b+c.

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