A geometry problem by SHANKH SURI

Geometry Level 2

Quadrilateral ABCD has angles < BDA = < CDB = 50◦ , < DAC = 20◦ , and < CAB = 80◦ . Find angle < DBC.

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B B lies on the internal bisector of A D C \angle ADC . The external angle to B A D \angle BAD is 18 0 8 0 2 0 = 8 0 180^\circ - 80^\circ - 20^\circ = 80^\circ , hence B A BA is the external bisector of C A D \angle CAD . As B B also lies on the internal bisector of A D C \angle ADC , it follows that B B is the D D -excenter of A D C \triangle ADC , hence B C BC is the external angle bisector of A D C \angle ADC . It's easy to find A C D = 6 0 \angle ACD= 60^\circ , hence B C A = 6 0 \angle BCA = 60^\circ , and D B C = 1 0 \angle DBC = 10^\circ .

Akash Deep
Aug 26, 2014

THIS IS A QUESTION BASED ON X-CENTRE. WE FIND OUT THAT BD IS ANGLE BISECTOR OF CDA. NOW PRODUCE CA TOWARDS "A" VERTEX UP TO K NOW DAK = 120. NOW PRODUCE AB TOWARDS "A" UP TO L NOW BL IS THE ANGLE BISECTOR OF DAK. FURTHER BY THE PROPERTY OF AN X-CENTRE THAT IT DOES EXIST IN EVERY TRIANGLE WE CONCLUDE BC IS ALSO AN ANGLE BISECTOR.EXTEND BC TOWARDS C UP TO M AND AC PRODUCED TO TO N TOWARDS C . NOW MCN = 60 = ACB. FURTHER IN TRIANGLE ABC 80 + 60 + 30 + CBD = 180 CBD = 10

Can you tell me how did you find that it is a problem based on excentres? Can you suggest me some places to learn more about these cyclic points of a triangle...Thanks!

Jayakumar Krishnan - 6 years, 9 months ago

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it was easy to get that it is on ex centres because already we know that ex centre exist for every triangle and here BD and AE are angle bisectors so the third one is bound to be an angle bisector because they concur at a point. look into some notes on brilliant

akash deep - 6 years, 9 months ago

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