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<cmath>\angle BEC+\angle EBC+\angle ECB=180^{\circ}\implies90^{\circ}+70^{\circ}+\angle ECB\implies\angle ECB=20^{\circ}</cmath> | <cmath>\angle BEC+\angle EBC+\angle ECB=180^{\circ}\implies90^{\circ}+70^{\circ}+\angle ECB\implies\angle ECB=20^{\circ}</cmath> | ||
| − | Then, we take triangle <math>BFC</math>, and find <math>\angle BFC=180^{\circ}-50^{circ}-20^{\circ}=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}110}.</math> | + | Then, we take triangle <math>BFC</math>, and find <math>\angle BFC=180^{\circ}-50^{\circ}-20^{\circ}=\boxed{\textbf{(D)}110}.</math> |
~Argonauts16 (Diagram by Brendanb4321) | ~Argonauts16 (Diagram by Brendanb4321) | ||
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Problem
Let 
be an isosceles triangle with 
and 
. Contruct the circle with diameter 
, and let 
and 
be the other intersection points of the circle with the sides 
and 
, respectively. Let 
be the intersection of the diagonals of the quadrilateral 
. What is the degree measure of 
Solution
![[asy] unitsize(40);draw((-1,0)--(1,0)--(0,2.75)--cycle);draw(circumcircle((-1,0),(0,0),(0,2.75)));label("$A$",(1,0),SE);label("$C$",(0,2.75),N);label("$B$",(-1,0),SW);label("$E$",(0,0),S);label("$D$",(0.77,0.64),E);draw((0,0)--(0,2.75));draw((-1,0)--(0.77,0.64));[/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/e/1/5e1c2532c45ec05a88a74ea36b442cbd49851637.png)
Drawing it out, we see 
and 
are right angles, as they are inscribed in a semicircle. Using the fact that it is an isosceles triangle, we find 
. We can find 
and 
by the triangle angle sum on 
and 
.
![\[\angle BDC+\angle DCB+\angle DBC=180^{\circ}\implies90^{\circ}+40^{\circ}+\angle DBC\implies\angle DBC=50^{\circ}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/0/a/70aa6e4307ed5e59424dbbc14b60fcb6f0c7a049.png)
![\[\angle BEC+\angle EBC+\angle ECB=180^{\circ}\implies90^{\circ}+70^{\circ}+\angle ECB\implies\angle ECB=20^{\circ}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/4/7/b470fec0cbf3b80b768cab21fc6dceccc997e001.png)
Then, we take triangle 
, and find 
~Argonauts16 (Diagram by Brendanb4321)
See Also
| 2019 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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