In triangle , and . Let , with center , be the incircle of triangle . Let points and be the points of tangency between and lines and , respectively. What is the acute angle between lines and (possibly extended)?
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Since the angles of a triangle add up to 1 8 0 ∘ , we get ∠ A C B = 7 8 ∘ . The incenter of a triangle is the intersection of the angle bisectors from each of the vertices. So ∠ O B A = ∠ O B C = 3 3 ∘ and ∠ O C B = ∠ O C A = 3 9 ∘ . Using triangle interior angle sums again, we get ∠ B O C = 1 0 8 ∘ , ∠ B O D = 5 7 ∘ , and ∠ C O E = 5 1 ∘ . This leaves us with ∠ D O E = 1 4 4 ∘ . Since O D and O E are radii, △ O D E is isosceles, giving us ∠ D E O = ∠ E D O = 1 8 ∘ . We use triangle interior angle sums one last time on △ C P E to find our acute angle, which is 3 3 ∘ .