Problem Analysis #21

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Problem Statement

\text{Let } P_1(1+\cos t,; \sin t)\text{ be a point moving on the circle with center } (1,0)\text{ and radius } 1,]and P2(2cosθ(t),  2sinθ(t)) be a point moving on the circle with center (0,0) and radius 2.\text{and }P_2(2\cos\theta(t),\; 2\sin\theta(t))\text{ be a point moving on the circle with center } (0,0)\text{ and radius } 2.Both points start at the intersection point (2,0)(2,0) of the two circlesand move counterclockwise along their respective circles.Assume that their speeds satisfyP1(t):P2(t)=1:4,(0t2π).|P_1'(t)| : |P_2'(t)| = 1 : 4,\qquad (0 \le t \le 2\pi).Let t=t0t = t_0 be the time when the distance between P1P_1 and P2P_2 is maximized.At this moment, the following expression:sint2sinθ(t)    (1+cost)2cosθ(t)=pq,\sin t \cdot 2\sin\theta(t)\;-\;(1+\cos t)\cdot 2\cos\theta(t)=\frac{p}{q},where pp and qq are relatively prime positive integers.Find the value of p+qp + q.oindent

Ground Truth
141
Execution Trace
Reasoning Process

[THOUGHT] We need to find the time (t_0) in ([0,2\pi]) where the distance between the two moving points is maximized.
The points are: [ P_1(t) = (1+\cos t,;\sin t),\qquad P_2(t) = (2\cos\theta(t),;2\sin\theta(t)). ] Given the speed ratio (|P_1'(t)|:|P_2'(t)| = 1:4), we have [ |P_1'(t)| = 1,\qquad |P_2'(t)| = 4. ] Since (|P_2'(t)| = 2|\theta'(t)|), we get (|\theta'(t)| = 2).
Both start at ((2,0)) at (t=0), so (\theta(0)=0) and (\theta(t)=2t).

The squared distance is [ D^2(t) = (1+\cos t-2\cos 2t)^2 + (\sin t-2\sin 2t)^2. ] Simplifying with (\cos 2t = 2\cos^2 t-1) and (\sin 2t = 2\sin t\cos t) yields [ D^2(t) = -8\cos^2 t - 2\cos t + 10. ] Differentiating, [ \frac{dD^2}{dt}=2\sin t,(8\cos t+1)=0, ] so critical points are (\sin t=0) (giving (D^2=0) or (4)) and (\cos t=-\frac18).
The latter gives the maximum distance: [ t_0 = \arccos!\left(-\frac18\right). ]

The required expression is [ E(t)=\sin t\cdot2\sin\theta(t)-(1+\cos t)\cdot2\cos\theta(t) =2\bigl[\sin t\sin 2t-(1+\cos t)\cos 2t\bigr]. ] Using (\sin 2t = 2\sin t\cos t) and (\cos 2t = 2\cos^2 t-1) we simplify to [ E(t) = -4\cos^2 t - 8\cos^3 t + 6\cos t + 2. ] Substituting (\cos t_0 = -\frac18): [ E(t_0)= -\frac{4}{64} -\frac{8}{512} -\frac{3}{4} + 2 = \frac{77}{64}. ] Thus (p=77,;q=64) and (p+q=141).

We will verify the calculations with Python. [/THOUGHT]

[PYTHON] import sympy as sp

Define symbol

t = sp.symbols('t', real=True)

Define cos and sin

c = sp.cos(t) s = sp.sin(t)

Distance squared

D2 = (1 + c - 2sp.cos(2t))**2 + (s - 2sp.sin(2t))**2 D2_simplified = sp.simplify(D2) print("D2 simplified:", D2_simplified)

Derivative for critical points

dD2 = sp.diff(D2_simplified, t) critical_eq = sp.Eq(dD2, 0) critical_points = sp.solveset(dD2, t, domain=sp.Interval(0, 2*sp.pi)) print("Critical points:", critical_points)

Choose the non-trivial maximum (cos t = -1/8)

t0 = sp.acos(-sp.Rational(1,8)) print("t0:", t0)

Verify D2 at t0

D2_at_t0 = D2_simplified.subs(t, t0).simplify() print("D2 at t0:", D2_at_t0)

Expression E

E = s2sp.sin(2t) - (1 + c)2sp.cos(2t) E_simplified = sp.simplify(E) print("E simplified:", E_simplified)

Evaluate E at t0

E_at_t0 = E_simplified.subs(t, t0).simplify() print("E at t0:", E_at_t0) [/PYTHON]

\boxed{141}

Tool Output
[PYTHON OUTPUT] D2 simplified: 8*sin(t)**2 - 2*cos(t) + 2 Critical points: {0, pi, 2*pi, pi - atan(3*sqrt(7)), atan(3*sqrt(7)) + pi} t0: acos(-1/8) D2 at t0: 81/8 E simplified: -2*cos(2*t) - 2*cos(3*t) E at t0: 31/16 - 2*cos(3*acos(-1/8)) [/PYTHON OUTPUT]
Reasoning Process

[THOUGHT] The Python output confirms the expression simplifies to ( E(t_0) = \frac{31}{16} - 2\cos(3t_0) ) where ( t_0 = \arccos(-1/8) ). Using the triple angle formula ( \cos(3t) = 4\cos^3 t - 3\cos t ) with ( \cos t_0 = -1/8 ), we compute: [ \cos(3t_0) = 4\left(-\frac{1}{8}\right)^3 - 3\left(-\frac{1}{8}\right) = -\frac{1}{128} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{47}{128}. ] Substituting: [ E(t_0) = \frac{31}{16} - 2 \cdot \frac{47}{128} = \frac{248}{128} - \frac{94}{128} = \frac{154}{128} = \frac{77}{64}. ] Thus, ( p = 77 ), ( q = 64 ), and ( p + q = 141 ). [/THOUGHT]

\boxed{141}

Final Model Output
141

Comparative Analysis (P21) (Average across runs)

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495.2
Kanana-2-30B-Thinking
103.1
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93.9
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90.3
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77.2
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B
74.8
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73.6
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67.4
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58.3
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41.6
HCX-007(high)
35.9
A.X-4.0 (72B)
32.7
Claude-Opus-4.5
28.3
GPT-5.2 (high)
21.3
axk1
9.8
EXAONE-4.0.1-32B (high)
9.6

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58804.3
K-EXAONE-236B-A23B
18632.0
Kanana-2-30B-Thinking
17351.0
Solar-Open-100B
14424.0
Kanana-2-30B-Thinking-2601
12690.5
GPT-5.1 (high)
12127.0
Gemini-3-Pro-Preview
10461.0
Grok-4.1-fast
10394.0
Solar-Pro-2 (31B)(high)
9571.0
Deepseek-V3.2
5739.0
A.X-4.0 (72B)
5617.0
EXAONE-4.0.1-32B (high)
5381.0
Claude-Opus-4.5
5284.0
GPT-5.2 (high)
4865.0
HCX-007(high)
4768.0
axk1
3429.0
Llama-VARCO-8B-Instruct
3110.0