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geometry senior

Problem

Let be an altitude of . Let and be the points where the circles inscribed in the triangles and are tangent to . If , , and , then can be expressed as , where and are relatively prime integers. Find .
Solution
From the Pythagorean Theorem, , and . Subtracting those two equations yields . After simplification, we see that , or . Note that . Therefore we have that . Therefore . Now note that , , and . Therefore we have . Plugging in and simplifying, we have .
Final answer
997