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Problem

In the figure, $\angle A$, $\angle B$, and $\angle C$ are right angles. If $\angle AEB = 40^\circ$ and $\angle BED = \angle BDE$, then $\angle CDE =$

[asy] dot((0,0)); label("$E$",(0,0),SW); dot(dir(85)); label("$A$",dir(85),NW); dot((4,0)); label("$D$",(4,0),SE); dot((4.05677,0.648898)); label("$C$",(4.05677,0.648898),NE); draw((0,0)--dir(85)--(4.05677,0.648898)--(4,0)--cycle); dot((2,2)); label("$B$",(2,2),N); draw((0,0)--(2,2)--(4,0)); pair [] x = intersectionpoints((0,0)--(2,2)--(4,0),dir(85)--(4.05677,0.648898)); dot(x[0]); dot(x[1]); label("$F$",x[0],SE); label("$G$",x[1],SW); [/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ 75^\circ \qquad \text{(B)}\ 80^\circ \qquad \text{(C)}\ 85^\circ \qquad \text{(D)}\ 90^\circ \qquad \text{(E)}\ 95^\circ$

Solution

Because $\angle BED=\angle BDE$, $\angle B=90^\circ$, and $\triangle BED$ is a triangle, we get: \[\angle B + \angle BED +\angle BDE=180\] \[90 +\angle BED +\angle BED=180\] \[2\angle BED=90\] \[\angle BED=\angle BDE=45^\circ\]

So $\angle AED=\angle AEB +\angle BED=40 +45=85^\circ$ Since ACDE is a quadrilateral, the sum of its angles is 360. Therefore: \[\angle A +\angle C +\angle CDE +\angle AED=360\] \[90 +90 +\angle CDE +85=360\] \[\angle CDE=95^\circ \text{(E)}\]

See Also

1995 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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