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AMC 12 2016b Problem 6

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All three vertices of △ABC\bigtriangleup ABC lie on the parabola defined by y=x2y=x^2, with AA at the origin and BC‾\overline{BC} parallel to the xx-axis. The area of the triangle is 6464. What is the length of BCBC?

\textbf{(A)}\ 4 \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \textbf{(C)}\ 8 \textbf{(D)}\ 10 \textbf{(E)}\ 16

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