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AIME 1991 Problem 2

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Rectangle ABCDABCD_{}^{} has sides AB‾\overline {AB} of length 4 and CB‾\overline {CB} of length 3. Divide AB‾\overline {AB} into 168 congruent segments with points A=P0,P1,…,P168=BA_{}^{}=P_0, P_1, \ldots, P_{168}=B, and divide CB‾\overline {CB} into 168 congruent segments with points C=Q0,Q1,…,Q168=BC_{}^{}=Q_0, Q_1, \ldots, Q_{168}=B. For 1≤k≤1671_{}^{} \le k \le 167, draw the segments PkQk‾\overline {P_kQ_k}. Repeat this construction on the sides AD‾\overline {AD} and CD‾\overline {CD}, and then draw the diagonal AC‾\overline {AC}. Find the sum of the lengths of the 335 parallel segments drawn.

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