Given that BY = BA , CX = CA , and angle XAY = 43° , find the angle BAC.
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(X refers to ∠ AXY and Y to ∠ AYX, all numeric values unspecified are angles)
Since AXY is a triangle (yds), 43+X+Y=180, X+Y=137.
∠ BAY = Y → ∠ BAX = Y-43
∠ CAX = X → ∠ CAY = X-43
Therefore ∠ BAC
= ∠ BAX + ∠ XAY + ∠ YAC
=X-43 + 43 + Y-43
=X+Y-43
=137-43
=94