2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 13
Problem
In triangle , we have and . If bisects , then
Solution
In , the three angles sum to , and
Since is bisected by ,
Now focusing on the smaller , the sum of the angles in that triangle is , so:
, giving the answer
See Also
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