2023 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 7

Sqrt $ABCD$ is rotated $20^{\circ}$ clockwise about its center to obtain square $EFGH$ , as shown below(Please help me add diagram and then remove this). What is the degree measure of $\angle EAB$ ?

$\text{(A)}\ 24^{\circ} \qquad \text{(B)}\ 35^{\circ} \qquad \text{(C)}\ 30^{\circ} \qquad \text{(D)}\ 32^{\circ} \qquad \text{(E)}\ 20^{\circ}$

Solution 1

First, let's call the center of both squares $I$ . Then, $\angle{AIE} = 20$ , and since $\overline{EI} = \overline{AI}$ , $\angle{AEI} = \angle{EAI} = 80$ . Then, we know that $AI$ bisects angle $\angle{DAB}$ , so $\angle{BAI} = \angle{DAI} = 45$ . Subtracting $45$ from $80$ , we get $\fbox{\bf{35}}$

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2023 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 7

Solution 1