In the diagram below, has right . Because of the fact that point lies on such that bisects and the ratio , the ratio of the perimeter of to the perimeter of can be written in the form , where and are prime integers and is square-free. What is ?
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We can see that triangle DBA is similar to triangle ABC. So angle ADB is same as angle CAB. Then let one of the bisected angles be x. A equation can be formed: 90-x=2x. x will be 30 degrees. Then using trigonometry to solve for the length of each side. We will have the ratio of the perimeters in the form of (4+sqrt12)/(3+sqrt3). Next, rationalize the denominator to get (3+sqrt3)/3. Hence, a+b+c=3+3+3=9.