2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 15
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Problem
The circumference of the circle with center 
is divided into 
equal arcs, marked the letters 
through 
as seen below. What is the number of degrees in the sum of the angles 
and 
?
![[asy] size(230); defaultpen(linewidth(0.65)); pair O=origin; pair[] circum = new pair[12]; string[] let = {"$A$","$B$","$C$","$D$","$E$","$F$","$G$","$H$","$I$","$J$","$K$","$L$"}; draw(unitcircle); for(int i=0;i<=11;i=i+1) { circum[i]=dir(120-30*i); dot(circum[i],linewidth(2.5)); label(let[i],circum[i],2*dir(circum[i])); } draw(O--circum[4]--circum[0]--circum[6]--circum[8]--cycle); label("$x$",circum[0],2.75*(dir(circum[0]--circum[4])+dir(circum[0]--circum[6]))); label("$y$",circum[6],1.75*(dir(circum[6]--circum[0])+dir(circum[6]--circum[8]))); label("$O$",O,dir(60)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/7/1/371f42726ae702ba57a0002d787f0e3c62767ec2.png)
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qseG63LK4AU
Solution
For this problem, it is useful to know that the measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its corresponding central angle. Since each unit arc is 
of the circle's circumference, each unit central angle measures 
. Then, we know that the central angle of x = 60, so inscribed angle = 30. Also, central angle of y = 120, so inscirbed angle = 60. Summing both inscribed angles gives 30 + 60 = 90.
See Also
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