2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 23
Problem
Two congruent circles centered at points and each pass through the other circle's center. The line containing both and is extended to intersect the circles at points and . The circles intersect at two points, one of which is . What is the degree measure of ?
Solutions
Solution 1
Observe that is equilateral. Therefore, . Since is a straight line, we conclude that . Since (both are radii of the same circle), is isosceles, meaning that . Similarly, .
Now, . Therefore, the answer is .
Solution 2
We know that is equilateral, because all of its sides are congruent radii. Because point is the center of a circle, is at the border of a circle, and and are points on the edge of that circle, . Since is isosceles, angle degrees -SweetMango77.
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/NumhAGApJ7c - Happytwin
https://youtu.be/FDgcLW4frg8?t=968
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