2011 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 17

Problem

In the given circle, the diameter $\overline{EB}$ is parallel to $\overline{DC}$ , and $\overline{AB}$ is parallel to $\overline{ED}$ . The angles $AEB$ and $ABE$ are in the ratio $4 : 5$ . What is the degree measure of angle $BCD$ ?

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$\textbf{(A)}\ 120 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 125 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 130 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 135 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 140$

Solution 1

We can let $\angle AEB$ be $4x$ and $\angle ABE$ be $5x$ because they are in the ratio $4 : 5$ . When an inscribed angle contains the diameter, the inscribed angle is a right angle. Therefore by triangle sum theorem, $4x+5x+90=180 \longrightarrow x=10$ and $\angle ABE = 50$ .

$\angle ABE = \angle BED$ because they are alternate interior angles and $\overline{AB} \parallel \overline{ED}$ . Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary, so $\angle BED + \angle BCD = 180$ . Use substitution to get $\angle ABE + \angle BCD = 180 \longrightarrow 50 + \angle BCD = 180 \longrightarrow \angle BCD = \boxed{\textbf{(C)} 130}$

Note:

We could also tell that quadrilateral $BEDC$ is an isosceles trapezoid because for $\overline{EB}$ and $\overline{DC}$ to be parallel, the line going through the center of the circle and perpendicular to $\overline{DC}$ must fall through the center of $\overline{DC}$ .

Solution 2

Note $\angle ABE = \angle BED=50$ as before. The sum of the interior angles for quadrilateral $EBCD$ is $360$ . Denote the center of the circle as $P$ . $\angle PDE = \angle PED = 50$ . Denote $\angle PDC = \angle PCD = x$ and $\angle PBC = \angle PCB = y$ . We wish to find $\angle BCD = x+y$ . Our equation is $(\angle PDE +\angle PED)+(\angle PDC+\angle PCD)+(\angle PBC + \angle PCB) = 360 \longrightarrow 2(50) + 2x +2y = 360$ . Our final equation becomes $2(x+y)+100 = 360$ . After subtracting $100$ and dividing by $2$ , our answer becomes $x+y=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} 130}$

Solution 3

Just measure the desired angle with a protractor and you will get the answer of $\boxed{\textbf{(C)} 130}$ . -srisainandan6

However, the figure may not be drawn to scale. So, this is not the best solution.

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