Two Circles Tangent at a Vertex

Problem

Triangle ABCABC has side lengths AB=7AB=7, BC=8BC=8, CA=9CA=9. A circle ω1\omega_1 passes through BB and is tangent to the line ACAC at AA; a circle ω2\omega_2 passes through CC and is tangent to the line ABAB at AA. Let KK be the intersection point of ω1\omega_1 and ω2\omega_2 other than AA. Given that AKAK, written as a fraction in lowest terms, equals pq\dfrac pq, find p+qp+q.

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Difficulty8/10
Topicsplane geometry, Inscribed Angle, trigonometry, Law of Cosines, Tangent Circle

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