2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 24
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[hide]Problem
If and , then
Solution
As a strategy, think of how would be determined, particularly without determining either of the angles individually, since it may not be possible to determine or alone. If you see , then you can see that the problem is solved quickly after determining .
But start with , since that's where most of our information is. Looking at , since , and , we can write:
By noting that and make a straight line, we know
Ignoring all other parts of the figure and looking only at , you see that . But is the same as . Therefore:
, and the answer is thus
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ntXubG2Iho ~David
See Also
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