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AIME 2018a Problem 13

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Let △ABC\triangle ABC have side lengths AB=30AB=30, BC=32BC=32, and AC=34AC=34. Point XX lies in the interior of BC‾\overline{BC}, and points I1I_1 and I2I_2 are the incenters of △ABX\triangle ABX and △ACX\triangle ACX, respectively. Find the minimum possible area of △AI1I2\triangle AI_1I_2 as XX varies along BC‾\overline{BC}.

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