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[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

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In a certain hyperbola, the center is at $(1, 0),$ one focus is at $(1 + \sqrt{41}, 0),$ and one vertex is at $(4, 0).$ The equation of this hyperbola can be written as
\[\frac{(x - h)^2}{a^2} - \frac{(y - k)^2}{b^2} = 1.\]
Find $h + k + a + b.$

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