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Source: AIME 2001 #13

December 6, 2005
quadraticstrigonometrygeometrysimilar triangles

Problem Statement

In a certain circle, the chord of a dd-degree arc is 22 centimeters long, and the chord of a 2d2d-degree arc is 20 centimeters longer than the chord of a 3d3d-degree arc, where d<120.d<120. The length of the chord of a 3d3d-degree arc is m+n-m+\sqrt{n} centimeters, where mm and nn are positive integers. Find m+n.m+n.