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AIME 1998 Problem 12

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Let ABCABC be equilateral, and D,E,D, E, and FF be the midpoints of BC‾,CA‾,\overline{BC}, \overline{CA}, and AB‾,\overline{AB}, respectively. There exist points P,Q,P, Q, and RR on DE‾,EF‾,\overline{DE}, \overline{EF}, and FD‾,\overline{FD}, respectively, with the property that PP is on CQ‾,Q\overline{CQ}, Q is on AR‾,\overline{AR}, and RR is on BP‾.\overline{BP}. The ratio of the area of triangle ABCABC to the area of triangle PQRPQR is a+bc,a + b\sqrt {c}, where a,ba, b and cc are integers, and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is a2+b2+c2a^{2} + b^{2} + c^{2}?

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