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Revision as of 22:46, 1 September 2021
Problem
Point and
are equally spaced on a minor arc of a circle. Points
and
are equally spaced on a minor arc of a second circle with center
as shown in the figure below. The angle
exceeds
by
. Find the degree measure of
.
The Only Solution
Let be the center of the circle with
on it.
Let be the degree measurement of
in circle
and
be the degree measurement of
in circle
.
is, therefore,
by way of circle
and
by way of circle
.
is
by way of circle
, and
by way of circle
.
This means that:
which when simplified yields or
Since:
and
So:
is equal to
+
, which equates to
.
Plugging in yields
, or
.
See Also
2015 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
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