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Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Find the answer

A circle with center at OO has radius 1. Points PP and QQ outside the circle are placed such that PQP Q passes through OO. Tangent lines to the circle through PP hit the circle at P1P_{1} and P2P_{2}, and tangent lines to the circle through QQ hit the circle at Q1Q_{1} and Q2Q_{2}. If P1PP2=45\angle P_{1} P P_{2}=45^{\circ} and angle Q1QQ2=30Q_{1} Q Q_{2}=30^{\circ}, find the minimum possible length of arc P2Q2P_{2} Q_{2}.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

(4530)=π12(45-30)^{\circ}=\frac{\pi}{12}.

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