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AIME 2025a Problem 11

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A piecewise linear function is defined by f(x)={xif⁡ −1≤x<12−xif⁡ 1≤x<3f(x) = \begin{cases} x & \operatorname{if} ~ -1 \leq x < 1 \\ 2 - x & \operatorname{if} ~ 1 \leq x < 3\end{cases} and f(x+4)=f(x)f(x + 4) = f(x) for all real numbers xx. The graph of f(x)f(x) has the sawtooth pattern depicted below. [asy] import graph; size(300); Label f; f.p=fontsize(6); yaxis(-2,2,Ticks(f, 2.0)); xaxis(-6.5,6.5,Ticks(f, 2.0)); draw((0, 0)..(1/4,sqrt(1/136))..(1/2,sqrt(1/68))..(0.75,sqrt(0.75/34))..(1, sqrt(1/34))..(2, sqrt(2/34))..(3, sqrt(3/34))..(4, sqrt(4/34))..(5, sqrt(5/34))..(6, sqrt(6/34))..(7, sqrt(7/34))..(8, sqrt(8/34)), red); draw((0, 0)..(1/4,-sqrt(1/136))..(0.5,-sqrt(1/68))..(0.75,-sqrt(0.75/34))..(1, -sqrt(1/34))..(2, -sqrt(2/34))..(3, -sqrt(3/34))..(4, -sqrt(4/34))..(5, -sqrt(5/34))..(6, -sqrt(6/34))..(7, -sqrt(7/34))..(8, -sqrt(8/34)), red); draw((-7,0)--(7,0), black+0.8bp); draw((0,-2.2)--(0,2.2), black+0.8bp); draw((-6,-0.1)--(-6,0.1), black); draw((-4,-0.1)--(-4,0.1), black); draw((-2,-0.1)--(-2,0.1), black); draw((0,-0.1)--(0,0.1), black); draw((2,-0.1)--(2,0.1), black); draw((4,-0.1)--(4,0.1), black); draw((6,-0.1)--(6,0.1), black); draw((-7,1)..(-5,-1), blue); draw((-5,-1)--(-3,1), blue); draw((-3,1)--(-1,-1), blue); draw((-1,-1)--(1,1), blue); draw((1,1)--(3,-1), blue); draw((3,-1)--(5,1), blue); draw((5,1)--(7,-1), blue); [/asy] The parabola x=34y2x = 34y^{2} intersects the graph of f(x)f(x) at finitely many points. The sum of the yy-coordinates of all these intersection points can be expressed in the form a+bcd\tfrac{a + b\sqrt{c}}{d}, where aa, bb, cc, and dd are positive integers such that aa, bb, dd have greatest common divisor equal to 11, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a+b+c+da + b + c + d.

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