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2013 AIME II Problem 15

Let A,B,C be angles of an acute triangle with \begin{aligned} \cos^2 A + \cos^2 B + 2 \sin A \sin B \cos C &= \frac{15}{8} \text{ and} \\ \cos^2 B + \cos^2 C + 2 \sin B \sin C \cos A &= \frac{14}{9} \end{aligned} There are positive integers p, q, r, and s for which \cos^2 C + \cos^2 A + 2 \sin C \sin A \cos B = \frac{p-q\sqrt{r}}{s}, where p+q and s are relatively prime and r is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find p+q+r+s.

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


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