Question 9
Circles $\mathcal{C}_1,$ $\mathcal{C}_2,$ and $\mathcal{C}_3$ have their centers at $(0, 0),$ $(12, 0),$ and $(24, 0),$ and have radii $1,$ $2,$ and $4,$ respectively. Line $t_1$ is a common internal tangent to $\mathcal{C}_1$ and $\mathcal{C}_2$ and has a positive slope, and line $t_2$ is a common internal tangent to $\mathcal{C}_2$ and $\mathcal{C}_3$ and has a negative slope. Given that lines $t_1$ and $t_2$ intersect at $(x, y),$ and that $x = p - q\sqrt{r},$ where $p,$ $q,$ and $r$ are positive integers and $r$ is not divisible by the square of any prime, find $p + q + r.$