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The Cevian With Length One

Source: AIME II 2010 Problem #14

April 1, 2010
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Problem Statement

In right triangle ABC ABC with right angle at C C, BAC<45 \angle BAC < 45 degrees and AB \equal{} 4. Point P P on AB AB is chosen such that \angle APC \equal{} 2\angle ACP and CP \equal{} 1. The ratio APBP \frac{AP}{BP} can be represented in the form p \plus{} q\sqrt{r}, where p,q,r p,q,r are positive integers and r r is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find p\plus{}q\plus{}r.