Suppose a triangle A B C has lengths A B = 5 , A C = 6 , and B C = 7 . Let D and E be points on B A and B C respectively such that B D = B E = 2 3 . If D E intersects line A C at P , find the value of 5 4 P B − 9 .
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We note that D and E are the midpoints of the tangent lines from B to the incircle of A B C . If we consider point B to be a circle with radius 0 , we get that D E is the radical axis of B and the incircle of A B C . Thus, since P lies on the radical axis of B and the incircle, if X is the tangency point of the incircle to A C , then P X = P B . Finally, by using Menelaus' Theorem, we compute P A = 2 2 1 . Finally, we add A X = 2 to get P X = P B = 2 2 5 , so the answer is 6 6 6 .
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