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2022 PUMaC Geometry A8

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September 10, 2023
geometry

Problem Statement

Let ABC\vartriangle ABC have sidelengths BC=7BC = 7, CA=8CA = 8, and, AB=9AB = 9, and let Ω\Omega denote the circumcircle of ABC\vartriangle ABC. Let circles ωA\omega_A, ωB\omega_B, ωC\omega_C be internally tangent to the minor arcs BCBC, CACA, ABAB of Ω\Omega, respectively, and tangent to the segments BCBC, CACA, ABAB at points XX, YY, and, ZZ, respectively. Suppose that BXXC=CYYA=AZZB=12\frac{BX}{XC} = \frac{CY}{Y A} = \frac{AZ}{ZB} = \frac12 . Let tABt_{AB} be the length of the common external tangent of ωA\omega_A and ωB\omega_B, let tBCt_{BC} be the length of the common external tangent of ωB\omega_B and ωC\omega_C, and let tCAt_{CA} be the length of the common external tangent of ωC\omega_C and ωA\omega_A. If tAB+tBC+tCAt_{AB} + t_{BC} + t_{CA} can be expressed as mn\frac{m}{n} for relatively prime positive integers m,nm, n, find m+nm + n.