Inscrib-tion Inspiration

Geometry Level 5

Given an arbitrary equilateral triangle inscribed in the parabola represented by y = x 2 y = x^2 with all three vertices touching, if the locus of its centroid can be represented by the equation f ( x ) = a x 2 + b f(x) = ax^2 + b , where gcd ( a , b ) = 1 \gcd(a,b) = 1 and a > 0 a > 0 , find f ( 4 ) f(4) .


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The answer is 146.

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