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Triangle and Tangent Circles

Source: AIME I 2007 #9

March 15, 2007
trigonometrygeometryrectanglegeometric transformationhomothetyUSAMTSnumber theory

Problem Statement

In right triangle ABCABC with right angle CC, CA=30CA=30 and CB=16CB=16. Its legs CA\overline{CA} and CB\overline{CB} are extended beyond AA and BB. Points O1O_{1} and O2O_{2} lie in the exterior of the triangle and are the centers of two circles with equal radii. The circle with center O1O_{1} is tangent to the hypotenuse and to the extension of leg CA, the circle with center O2O_{2} is tangent to the hypotenuse and to the extension of leg CB, and the circles are externally tangent to each other. The length of the radius of either circle can be expressed as p/qp/q, where pp and qq are relatively prime positive integers. Find p+qp+q.