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HMMT 2021 U15

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Two circles Γ1\Gamma_{1} and Γ2\Gamma_{2} of radius 1 and 2, respectively, are centered at the origin. A particle is placed at (2,0)(2,0) and is shot towards Γ1\Gamma_{1}. When it reaches Γ1\Gamma_{1}, it bounces off the circumference and heads back towards Γ2\Gamma_{2}. The particle continues bouncing off the two circles in this fashion. If the particle is shot at an acute angle θ\theta above the xx-axis, it will bounce 11 times before returning to (2,0)(2,0) for the first time. If cot⁡θ=a−b\cot \theta=a-\sqrt{b} for positive integers aa and bb, compute 100a+b100 a+b.

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