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Mock AIME 2 2006-2007/Problem 7

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Problem

A right circular cone of base radius cm and slant height cm is given. is a point on the circumference of the base and the shortest path from around the cone and back is drawn (see diagram). If the length of this path is where and are relatively prime positive integers, find

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