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AIME 2012b Problem 4

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Ana, Bob, and Cao bike at constant rates of 8.68.6 meters per second, 6.26.2 meters per second, and 55 meters per second, respectively. They all begin biking at the same time from the northeast corner of a rectangular field whose longer side runs due west. Ana starts biking along the edge of the field, initially heading west, Bob starts biking along the edge of the field, initially heading south, and Cao bikes in a straight line across the field to a point DD on the south edge of the field. Cao arrives at point DD at the same time that Ana and Bob arrive at DD for the first time. The ratio of the field's length to the field's width to the distance from point DD to the southeast corner of the field can be represented as p:q:rp : q : r, where pp, qq, and rr are positive integers with pp and qq relatively prime. Find p+q+rp+q+r.

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