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1989 AIME Problem 6

Two skaters, Allie and Billie, are at points A^{}_{} and B^{}_{}, respectively, on a flat, frozen lake. The distance between A^{}_{} and B^{}_{} is 100^{}_{} meters. Allie leaves A^{}_{} and skates at a speed of 8^{}_{} meters per second on a straight line that makes a 60^\circ angle with AB^{}_{}. At the same time Allie leaves A^{}_{}, Billie leaves B^{}_{} at a speed of 7^{}_{} meters per second and follows the straight path that produces the earliest possible meeting of the two skaters, given their speeds. How many meters does Allie skate before meeting Billie?

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


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