FunctionProperty Intermediate

Problem - 3827
Let $f$ be a function such that $$ \sqrt {x - \sqrt { x + f(x) } } = f(x) , $$for $x > 1$. In that domain, $f(x)$ has the form $\frac{a+\sqrt{cx+d}}{b},$ where $a,b,c,d$ are integers and $a,b$ are relatively prime. Find $a+b+c+d.$

For convenience, let $y=f(x)$, then \begin{align*} \sqrt{x- \sqrt{x + y}} &= y\\ x- \sqrt{x + y}&= y^{2}\\ \sqrt{x + y}&= x- y^{2}\\ x + y&= x^{2} -2x y^{2}+y^{4}\\ y^{4}-2x y^{2} -y + (x^{2}-x)&=0 \end{align*} Among four solutions, only $y=f(x)=\frac{\sqrt{4x-3}-1}{2}$ works.

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