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2004 AIME I Problem 9
Let ABC be a triangle with sides 3, 4, and 5, and DEFG be a 6-by-7 rectangle. A segment is drawn to divide triangle ABC into a triangle U_1 and a trapezoid V_1 and another segment is drawn to divide rectangle DEFG into a triangle U_2 and a trapezoid V_2 such that U_1 is similar to U_2 and V_1 is similar to V_2. The minimum value of the area of U_1 can be written in the form m/n, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.
Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034
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