1983 AIME Problem 14

In the adjoining figure, two circles of radii 8 and 6 are drawn with their centers 12 units apart. At P, one of the points of intersection, a line is drawn in such a way that the chords Q P and P R have equal length. Find the square of the length of Q P.

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