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AMC 12 2005b Problem 24

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All three vertices of an equilateral triangle are on the parabola y=x2y=x^2, and one of its sides has a slope of 22. The xx-coordinates of the three vertices have a sum of m/nm/n, where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. What is the value of m+nm+n?

\textbf{(A)}\ 14 \textbf{(B)}\ 15 \textbf{(C)}\ 16 \textbf{(D)}\ 17 \textbf{(E)}\ 18

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