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AIME 2009b Problem 10

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Four lighthouses are located at points AA, BB, CC, and DD. The lighthouse at AA is 55 kilometers from the lighthouse at BB, the lighthouse at BB is 1212 kilometers from the lighthouse at CC, and the lighthouse at AA is 1313 kilometers from the lighthouse at CC. To an observer at AA, the angle determined by the lights at BB and DD and the angle determined by the lights at CC and DD are equal. To an observer at CC, the angle determined by the lights at AA and BB and the angle determined by the lights at DD and BB are equal. The number of kilometers from AA to DD is given by pqr\frac {p\sqrt{q}}{r}, where pp, qq, and rr are relatively prime positive integers, and rr is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find pp + qq + rr.

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