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AIME 2011a Problem 8

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In triangle ABCABC, BC=23BC = 23, CA=27CA = 27, and AB=30AB = 30. Points VV and WW are on AC‾\overline{AC} with VV on AW‾\overline{AW}, points XX and YY are on BC‾\overline{BC} with XX on CY‾\overline{CY}, and points ZZ and UU are on AB‾\overline{AB} with ZZ on BU‾\overline{BU}. In addition, the points are positioned so that UV‾∥BC‾\overline{UV}\parallel\overline{BC}, WX‾∥AB‾\overline{WX}\parallel\overline{AB}, and YZ‾∥CA‾\overline{YZ}\parallel\overline{CA}. Right angle folds are then made along UV‾\overline{UV}, WX‾\overline{WX}, and YZ‾\overline{YZ}. The resulting figure is placed on a leveled floor to make a table with triangular legs. Let hh be the maximum possible height of a table constructed from triangle ABCABC whose top is parallel to the floor. Then hh can be written in the form kmn\frac{k\sqrt{m}}{n}, where kk and nn are relatively prime positive integers and mm is a positive integer that is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find k+m+nk+m+n.

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