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The parabola with equation y=x24y=x^{2}-4 is rotated 6060^{\circ} counterclockwise around the origin. The unique point in the fourth quadrant where the original parabola and its image intersect has yy-coordinate abc\frac{a-\sqrt{b}}{c}, where aa, bb, and cc are positive integers, and aa and cc are relatively prime. Find a+b+ca+b+c.
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The parabola with equation y=x²−4 is rotated 60^(∘) counterclockwise around the origin. The unique point in the fourth quadrant where the original parabola and its image intersect has y-coordinate (a−√(b))/(c), where a, b, and c are positive integers, and a and c are relatively prime. Find a+b+c.
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The parabola with equation $y=x^{2}-4$ is rotated $60^{\circ}$ counterclockwise around the origin. The unique point in the fourth quadrant where the original parabola and its image intersect has $y$-coordinate $\frac{a-\sqrt{b}}{c}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, and $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a+b+c$.

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