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AIME 2009a Problem 15

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In triangle ABCABC, AB=10AB = 10, BC=14BC = 14, and CA=16CA = 16. Let DD be a point on segment BC‾\overline{BC}. Let points IBI_B and ICI_C denote the incenters of triangles ABDABD and ACDACD, respectively. The circumcircles of triangles BIBDBI_BD and CICDCI_CD meet at distinct points PP and DD. The maximum possible area of △BPC\triangle BPC can be expressed in the form a−bca - b\sqrt {c}, where aa, bb, and cc are positive integers and cc is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a+b+ca + b + c.

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