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MATH / In rectangle ABCD, AD=1, P is on (AB)¯, and (DB)¯ and (DP)¯ trisect ∠ADC. Write the perimeter of △BDP in simplest form as: w+(x⋅√(y))/(z), where w,x,y,z are nonnegative integers. W…

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In rectangle ABCDABCD, AD=1AD=1, PP is on AB¯\overline{AB}, and DB¯\overline{DB} and DP¯\overline{DP} trisect ∠ADC\angle ADC. Write the perimeter of △BDP\triangle BDP in simplest form as: w+x⋅yzw + \frac{x \cdot \sqrt{y}}{z}, where w,x,y,zw, x, y, z are nonnegative integers. What is w+x+y+zw + x + y + z? [asy] pair A,B,C,D,P; A=(0,5); B=(8,5); C=(8,0); D=(0,0); P=(3,5); draw(A--B--C--D--cycle); draw(P--D--B); label("AA",A,N); label("BB",B,N); label("CC",C,S); label("DD",D,S); label("PP",P,N); [/asy]
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In rectangle ABCD, AD=1, P is on (AB)¯, and (DB)¯ and (DP)¯ trisect ∠ADC. Write the perimeter of △BDP in simplest form as:  w+(x⋅√(y))/(z), where w,x,y,z are nonnegative integers.  What is w+x+y+z?

[asy]
pair A,B,C,D,P;
A=(0,5);
B=(8,5);
C=(8,0);
D=(0,0);
P=(3,5);
draw(A--B--C--D--cycle);
draw(P--D--B);
label("A",A,N);
label("B",B,N);
label("C",C,S);
label("D",D,S);
label("P",P,N);
[/asy]
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In rectangle $ABCD$, $AD=1$, $P$ is on $\overline{AB}$, and $\overline{DB}$ and $\overline{DP}$ trisect $\angle ADC$. Write the perimeter of $\triangle BDP$ in simplest form as:  $w + \frac{x \cdot \sqrt{y}}{z}$, where $w, x, y, z$ are nonnegative integers.  What is $w + x + y + z$?

[asy]
pair A,B,C,D,P;
A=(0,5);
B=(8,5);
C=(8,0);
D=(0,0);
P=(3,5);
draw(A--B--C--D--cycle);
draw(P--D--B);
label("$A$",A,N);
label("$B$",B,N);
label("$C$",C,S);
label("$D$",D,S);
label("$P$",P,N);
[/asy]

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