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This tells us <math>\angle{BCA}=\angle{ABC}=3x</math> and <math>3x+3x+x=180</math>. | This tells us <math>\angle{BCA}=\angle{ABC}=3x</math> and <math>3x+3x+x=180</math>. | ||
Thus <math>x=\frac{180}{7}</math> and we want <math>\angle{ABC}=3x=\frac{540}{7}</math> to get an answer of <math>\boxed{547}</math>. | Thus <math>x=\frac{180}{7}</math> and we want <math>\angle{ABC}=3x=\frac{540}{7}</math> to get an answer of <math>\boxed{547}</math>. | ||
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Let <math>x = \angle ABC = \angle ACB</math>. Because <math>\triangle BCD</math> is isosceles, <math>\angle CBD = 180^\circ - 2x</math>. Then | Let <math>x = \angle ABC = \angle ACB</math>. Because <math>\triangle BCD</math> is isosceles, <math>\angle CBD = 180^\circ - 2x</math>. Then | ||
<cmath>\angle DBE = x - \angle CBD = x - (180^\circ - 2x) = 3x - 180^\circ\!.</cmath>Because <math>\triangle EDA</math> and <math>\triangle DBE</math> are also isosceles, | <cmath>\angle DBE = x - \angle CBD = x - (180^\circ - 2x) = 3x - 180^\circ\!.</cmath>Because <math>\triangle EDA</math> and <math>\triangle DBE</math> are also isosceles, |
Latest revision as of 15:01, 24 January 2024
Contents
Problem
In with
point
lies strictly between
and
on side
and point
lies strictly between
and
on side
such that
The degree measure of
is
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
Solution 1
If we set to
, we can find all other angles through these two properties:
1. Angles in a triangle sum to
.
2. The base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent.
Now we angle chase. ,
,
,
,
,
. Since
as given by the problem,
, so
. Therefore,
, and our desired angle is
for an answer of
.
See here for a video solution: https://youtu.be/4e8Hk04Ax_E
Solution 2
Let be
in degrees.
.
By Exterior Angle Theorem on triangle
,
.
By Exterior Angle Theorem on triangle
,
.
This tells us
and
.
Thus
and we want
to get an answer of
.
Solution 3 (Official MAA)
Let . Because
is isosceles,
. Then
Because
and
are also isosceles,
Because
is isosceles,
is also
, so
, and it follows that
. The requested sum is
.
https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1961_AHSME_Problems/Problem_25 (Almost Mirrored)
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Solution 4 (writing equations)
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We write equations based on the triangle sum of angles theorem. There are angles that do not need variables as the less variables the better.
Then, using triangle sum of angles theorem, we find that
Now we just need to find the variables.
Notice how all the equations equal 180. We can use this to write
Simplifying, we get
Theres more. We are at a dead end right now because we forgot that the problem states that the triangle is isosceles. With this, we can write the equation
Substituting with
, we get
With this, we get
And a final answer of .
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/O_o_-yjGrOU?t=333
~ pi_is_3.14
Video solution
https://youtu.be/mgRNqSDCvgM ~yofro
Solution without words
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See Also
2020 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
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