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AMC 12 2014a Problem 20

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In △BAC\triangle BAC, ∠BAC=40∘\angle BAC=40^\circ, AB=10AB=10, and AC=6AC=6. Points DD and EE lie on AB‾\overline{AB} and AC‾\overline{AC} respectively. What is the minimum possible value of BE+DE+CDBE+DE+CD?

(A) 63+3(B) 272(C) 83(D) 14(E) 33+9\textbf{(A) }6\sqrt 3+3 \textbf{(B) }\dfrac{27}2 \textbf{(C) }8\sqrt 3 \textbf{(D) }14 \textbf{(E) }3\sqrt 3+9

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