2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 9
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Problem
In 
, 
is a point on side 
such that 
and 
measures 
. What is the degree measure of 
?
![[asy] size(300); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); pair A=(-1,0),C=(1,0),B=dir(40),D=origin; draw(A--B--C--A); draw(D--B); dot("$A$", A, SW); dot("$B$", B, NE); dot("$C$", C, SE); dot("$D$", D, S); label("$70^\circ$",C,2*dir(180-35));[/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/4/7/94770df9a0e1d5a71f602bfb3b45022dcca9dec4.png)
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP-lBKohxhE
Solution
, so 
. Then 
. Since and 
are supplementary, 
.
See Also
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