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| − | Let O be the center of the circle with ABCDE on it. | + | Let <math>O</math> be the center of the circle with <math>ABCDE</math> on it. |
Let <math>x=ED=DC=CB=BA</math> and <math>y=EF=FG=GH=HI=IA</math>. | Let <math>x=ED=DC=CB=BA</math> and <math>y=EF=FG=GH=HI=IA</math>. | ||
<math>\angle ECA</math> is therefore <math>5y</math> by way of circle <math>C</math> and <math>180-2x</math> by way of circle <math>O</math>. | <math>\angle ECA</math> is therefore <math>5y</math> by way of circle <math>C</math> and <math>180-2x</math> by way of circle <math>O</math>. | ||
| − | <math>\angle ABD</math> is <math>180 - \frac{3x}{2}</math> by way of circle O, and <math>\angle AHG</math> is <math>180 - \frac{3y}{2}</math> by way of circle <math>C</math>. | + | <math>\angle ABD</math> is <math>180 - \frac{3x}{2}</math> by way of circle <math>O</math>, and <math>\angle AHG</math> is <math>180 - \frac{3y}{2}</math> by way of circle <math>C</math>. |
This means that: | This means that: | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 20 March 2015
Problem
Point 
and 
are equally spaced on a minor arc of a cirle. Points 
and 
are equally spaced on a minor arc of a second circle with center 
as shown in the figure below. The angle 
exceeds 
by 
. Find the degree measure of 
.
![[asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,O; O=(0,0); C=dir(90); B=dir(70); A=dir(50); D=dir(110); E=dir(130); draw(arc(O,1,50,130)); real x=2*sin(20*pi/180); F=x*dir(228)+C; G=x*dir(256)+C; H=x*dir(284)+C; I=x*dir(312)+C; draw(arc(C,x,200,340)); label("$A$",A,dir(0)); label("$B$",B,dir(75)); label("$C$",C,dir(90)); label("$D$",D,dir(105)); label("$E$",E,dir(180)); label("$F$",F,dir(225)); label("$G$",G,dir(260)); label("$H$",H,dir(280)); label("$I$",I,dir(315));[/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/0/9/d09d2462dec1d60eaa6947ab799ce506fb914c99.png)
Solution
Let 
be the center of the circle with 
on it.
Let 
and 
.
is therefore 
by way of circle and 
by way of circle .
is 
by way of circle , and is 
by way of circle .
This means that:
,
,
which when simplified yields, or
.
, or 
.
Since:
, 
So:
is equal to 
+ 
, which equates to 3x/2+y.
Plugging in yields 
, or 
See Also
| 2015 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
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