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Geometry Difficulty 4.9 AIME Find the answer

Through a point in the interior of a triangle ABCA B C, three lines are drawn, one parallel to each side. These lines divide the sides of the triangle into three regions each. Let a,ba, b, and cc be the lengths of the sides opposite A,B\angle A, \angle B, and C\angle C, respectively, and let a,ba^{\prime}, b^{\prime}, and cc^{\prime} be the lengths of the middle regions of the sides opposite A,B\angle A, \angle B, and C\angle C, respectively. Find the numerical value of a/a+b/b+c/ca^{\prime} / a+b^{\prime} / b+c^{\prime} / c.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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