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Geometry Level 3

In isosceles triangle A B C ABC , A B = A C = 1 AB=AC=1 while B C = 1 2 BC=\frac{1}{2} . Points P P and Q Q lie on A B AB and A C AC respectively. Two circles are constructed with A A , P P and Q Q lying on one of them while points B B , P P , Q Q and C C lie on the other circle. Interestingly, both circles have the same radius. If A Q = a b AQ=\frac{a}{b} where a a and b b are positive coprime integers, a + b = ? a+b=\boxed{?}


The answer is 11.

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Ahmad Saad
Jul 10, 2017

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