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2014 AIME I Problem 7

Let w and z be complex numbers such that |w| = 1 and |z| = 10. Let \theta = \arg \left(\tfrac{w-z}{z}\right). The maximum possible value of \tan^2 \theta can be written as \tfrac{p}{q}, where p and q are relatively prime positive integers. Find p+q. (Note that \arg(w), for w \neq 0, denotes the measure of the angle that the ray from 0 to w makes with the positive real axis in the complex plane.)

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


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