2021 WSMO Team Round Problems/Problem 8

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Problem

Isaac, Gottfried, Carl, Euclid, Albert, Srinivasa, René, Adihaya, and Euler sit around a round table (not necessarily in that order). Then, Hypatia takes a seat. There are $a\cdot b!$ possible seatings where Euler doesn't sit next to Hypatia and Isaac doesn't sit next to Gottfried, where $b$ is maximized. Find $a+b$. (Rotations are not distinct, but reflections are).

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