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1961 AHSME Problem 11
Two tangents are drawn to a circle from an exterior point A; they touch the circle at points B and C respectively. A third tangent intersects segment AB in P and AC in R, and touches the circle at Q. If AB=20, then the perimeter of \triangle APR is
\textbf{(A)}\ 42\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 40.5 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 40\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 39\frac{7}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{not determined by the given information}
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