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An Equilateral Triangle

Source: AIME I 2007 #15

March 15, 2007
geometryratiotrigonometryquadraticsAMCAIMEUSA(J)MO

Problem Statement

Let ABCABC be an equilateral triangle, and let DD and FF be points on sides BCBC and ABAB, respectively, with FA=5FA=5 and CD=2CD=2. Point EE lies on side CACA such that DEF=60\angle DEF = 60^\circ. The area of triangle DEFDEF is 14314\sqrt{3}. The two possible values of the length of side ABAB are p±qrp \pm q\sqrt{r}, where pp and qq are rational, and rr is an integer not divisible by the square of a prime. Find rr.