AIME 2017a Problem 15
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The area of the smallest equilateral triangle with one vertex on each of the sides of the right triangle with side lengths and as shown, is where and are positive integers, and are relatively prime, and is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find [asy] size(5cm); pair C=(0,0),B=(0,2sqrt(3)),A=(5,0); real t = .385, s = 3.5t-1; pair R = At+B(1-t), P=B*s; pair Q = dir(-60) * (R-P) + P; fill(P--Q--R--cycle,gray); draw(A--B--C--A^^P--Q--R--P); dot(A--B--C--P--Q--R); [/asy]
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