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Let ABC\triangle ABC be a triangle with AB=6,BC=8,AC=10AB=6, BC=8, AC=10, and let DD be a point such that if IA,IB,IC,IDI_A, I_B, I_C, I_D are the incenters of the triangles BCD,BCD, ACD, ACD, ABD, ABD, ABC ABC, respectively, the lines AIA,BIB,CIC,DIDAI_A, BI_B, CI_C, DI_D are concurrent. If the volume of tetrahedron ABCDABCD is 15392\frac{15\sqrt{39}}{2}, then the sum of the distances from DD to A,B,CA,B,C can be expressed in the form ab\frac{a}{b} for some positive relatively prime integers a,ba,b. Find a+ba+b.

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Solution

1. Given Data and Setup:
- We have a triangle ABC\triangle ABC with sides AB=6AB = 6, BC=8BC = 8, and AC=10AC = 10.
- Point DD is such that the lines AIA,BIB,CIC,DIDAI_A, BI_B, CI_C, DI_D are concurrent, where IA,IB,IC,IDI_A, I_B, I_C, I_D are the incenters of triangles BCD,ACD,ABD,ABCBCD, ACD, ABD, ABC respectively.
- The volume of tetrahedron ABCDABCD is given as 15392\frac{15\sqrt{39}}{2}.

2. Concurrent Lines and Angle Bisector Theorem:
- For the lines AIA,BIB,CIC,DIDAI_A, BI_B, CI_C, DI_D to be concurrent, we use the property that the angle bisectors of a triangle are concurrent at the incenter.
- By the converse of the angle bisector theorem, if DIBDI_B and BIDBI_D meet at the same point on ACAC, then DCAB=DABCDC \cdot AB = DA \cdot BC.

3. Unfolding the Tetrahedron:
- Consider the faces DACDAC and BACBAC. Unfolding along ACAC gives quadrilateral DABCDABC.
- Since DIBDI_B and BIDBI_D are angle bisectors, we apply the converse of the angle bisector theorem to get DCAB=DABCDC \cdot AB = DA \cdot BC.

4. Volume Calculation and Distance Relations:
- Given the volume of tetrahedron ABCDABCD is 15392\frac{15\sqrt{39}}{2}, we can use the formula for the volume of a tetrahedron:
V=16AB(AC×AD) V = \frac{1}{6} \left| \vec{AB} \cdot (\vec{AC} \times \vec{AD}) \right|
- Using the given volume, we can find the height from DD to the base ABC\triangle ABC.

5. **Finding Distances DA,DB,DCDA, DB, DC:**
- Let DA=15kDA = 15k, DB=12kDB = 12k, and DC=20kDC = 20k for some positive real kk.
- Using the volume formula and the given volume, we solve for kk:
16×Area of ABC×height=15392 \frac{1}{6} \times \text{Area of } \triangle ABC \times \text{height} = \frac{15\sqrt{39}}{2}
- The area of ABC\triangle ABC can be found using Heron's formula:
s=6+8+102=12 s = \frac{6 + 8 + 10}{2} = 12
Area=12(126)(128)(1210)=12×6×4×2=576=24 \text{Area} = \sqrt{12(12-6)(12-8)(12-10)} = \sqrt{12 \times 6 \times 4 \times 2} = \sqrt{576} = 24
- The height from DD to ABC\triangle ABC is:
height=6×1539224=15398 \text{height} = \frac{6 \times \frac{15\sqrt{39}}{2}}{24} = \frac{15\sqrt{39}}{8}

6. Sum of Distances:
- The sum of the distances from DD to A,B,CA, B, C is:
DA+DB+DC=15k+12k+20k=47k DA + DB + DC = 15k + 12k + 20k = 47k
- Solving for kk using the height:
k=12 k = \frac{1}{2}
- Therefore, the sum of the distances is:
47k=47×12=472 47k = 47 \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{47}{2}

The final answer is 49\boxed{49}.

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