Problem

2005 AIME I Problem 10

Triangle ABC lies in the Cartesian Plane and has an area of 70. The coordinates of B and C are (12,19) and (23,20), respectively, and the coordinates of A are (p,q). The line containing the median to side BC has slope -5. Find the largest possible value of p+q.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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