Christmas Contest - Team Round - Problem 18


Let a parabola y=x2y=x^2 and a circle γ\gamma share a common tangent at (1,1)(1,1). If γ\gamma is tangent to the positive x-axis and the radius of the circle can be expressed as abc\frac{a-\sqrt b}{c}, where a,b,ca,b,c are positive integers and bb is not divisible by the square of any prime, find a+b+ca+b+c.

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Category: Christmas Contest Team Round
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