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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
Circles <math>\mathcal{C}_{1}</math> and <math>\mathcal{C}_{2}</math> intersect at two points, one of which is <math>(9,6),</math> and the product of the radii is <math>68.</math> The x-axis and the line <math>y = mx</math>, where <math>m > 0,</math> iare tangent to both circles. It is given that <math>m</math> can be written in the form <math>a\sqrt {b}/c,</math> where <math>a,</math> <math>b,</math> and <math>c</math> are positive integers, <math>b</math> is not divisible by the square of any prime, and <math>a</math> and <math>c</math> are relatively prime. Find <math>a + b + c.</math>
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Circles <math>\mathcal{C}_{1}</math> and <math>\mathcal{C}_{2}</math> intersect at two points, one of which is <math>(9,6)</math>, and the product of the radii is <math>68</math>. The x-axis and the line <math>y = mx</math>, where <math>m > 0</math>, are tangent to both circles. It is given that <math>m</math> can be written in the form <math>a\sqrt {b}/c</math>, where <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, and <math>c</math> are positive integers, <math>b</math> is not divisible by the square of any prime, and <math>a</math> and <math>c</math> are relatively prime. Find <math>a + b + c</math>.
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==

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Problem

Circles $\mathcal{C}_{1}$ and $\mathcal{C}_{2}$ intersect at two points, one of which is $(9,6)$, and the product of the radii is $68$. The x-axis and the line $y = mx$, where $m > 0$, are tangent to both circles. It is given that $m$ can be written in the form $a\sqrt {b}/c$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers, $b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, and $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b + c$.

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