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Since triangle <math>ABC</math> is isosceles we know that angle <math>\angle BAC = \angle BCA</math>. | Since triangle <math>ABC</math> is isosceles we know that angle <math>\angle BAC = \angle BCA</math>. | ||
Revision as of 19:13, 10 August 2014
- The following problem is from both the 2007 AMC 12A #6 and 2007 AMC 10A #8, so both problems redirect to this page.
Contents
Problem
Triangles 
and 
are isosceles with 
and 
. Point 
is inside triangle , angle measures 40 degrees, and angle measures 140 degrees. What is the degree measure of angle 
?
Solution 1
We angle chase, and find out that:
Solution 2
Since triangle is isosceles we know that angle 
.
Also since triangle is isosceles we know that 
.
This implies that 
.
Then the sum of the angles in quadrilateral 
is 
.
Solving the equation we get 
.
Therefore the answer is (D).
See also
| 2007 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
| 2007 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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