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The radioactive sources `A` and `B`, initially containing the same number of radioactive atoms, have half lives of `2h` and `4h`, respectively. At the end of `2h`, their rates of disintegration are in the ratio `sqrt((p)/(q))`. Find `(p+q)`.

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