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Contruct <math>\overline{BE}</math> through <math>D</math> and intersects <math>\overline{AC}</math> at point <math>E</math> | Contruct <math>\overline{BE}</math> through <math>D</math> and intersects <math>\overline{AC}</math> at point <math>E</math> | ||
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By Exterior Angle Theorem, | By Exterior Angle Theorem, | ||
| − | <math>angle{ADE}</math> | + | |
| + | <math>\angle{ADE}</math> <math>=</math> <math>\angle{ABD} + \angle{DBC}</math> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 1 October 2024
Contents
Problem
The measure of angle 
is 
, 
bisects angle 
, and 
bisects angle 
. The measure of angle 
is
![[asy] pair A,B,C,D; A = (0,0); B = (9,10); C = (10,0); D = (6.66,3); dot(A); dot(B); dot(C); dot(D); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(A--D--C); label("$A$",A,SW); label("$B$",B,N); label("$C$",C,SE); label("$D$",D,N); label("$50^\circ $",(9.4,8.8),SW); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/8/c/b8c508ab617894b8e5319d685f1b7a1a01defa24.png)
Solution
Let 
, and let 
From 
, we know that 
, leading to 
.
From 
, we know that 
. Plugging in , we get 
, which is answer 
.
Solution 2
Contruct 
through 
and intersects 
at point 
By Exterior Angle Theorem,
See Also
| 1996 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 23 |
Followed by Problem 25 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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