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Problem
Let 
be the parabola with equation 
and let 
. There are real numbers 
and 
such that the line through 
with slope 
does not intersect if and only if 
. What is 
?
\[\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 26\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 52\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 80\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
The line through only meets the parabola if the system of equations and $y -
