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1996 AHSME Problem 30
A hexagon inscribed in a circle has three consecutive sides each of length 3 and three consecutive sides each of length 5. The chord of the circle that divides the hexagon into two trapezoids, one with three sides each of length 3 and the other with three sides each of length 5, has length equal to \frac{m}{n}, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n.
\text{(A)}\ 309\qquad\text{(B)}\ 349\qquad\text{(C)}\ 369\qquad\text{(D)}\ 389\qquad\text{(E)}\ 409
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