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Geometry Level 4

In triangle A B C ABC , B A C = 3 6 \angle BAC = 36 ^ \circ and A B C = 6 6 \angle ABC = 66 ^\circ . Let Γ \Gamma , with center O O , be the incircle of triangle A B C ABC . Let points D D and E E be the points of tangency between Γ \Gamma and lines A B AB and A C AC , respectively. What is the acute angle between lines C O CO and D E DE (possibly extended)?


The answer is 33.

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6 solutions

Matt Mistele
May 20, 2014

Since the angles of a triangle add up to 18 0 180 ^ \circ , we get A C B = 7 8 \angle ACB = 78 ^ \circ . 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 \angle OBA = \angle OBC = 33 ^ \circ and O C B = O C A = 3 9 \angle OCB = \angle OCA = 39 ^ \circ . Using triangle interior angle sums again, we get B O C = 10 8 \angle BOC = 108 ^ \circ , B O D = 5 7 \angle BOD = 57 ^ \circ , and C O E = 5 1 \angle COE = 51 ^ \circ . This leaves us with D O E = 14 4 \angle DOE = 144 ^ \circ . Since O D OD and O E OE are radii, O D E \bigtriangleup ODE is isosceles, giving us D E O = E D O = 1 8 \angle DEO = \angle EDO = 18 ^ \circ . We use triangle interior angle sums one last time on C P E \bigtriangleup CPE to find our acute angle, which is 3 3 33 ^ \circ .

How do you show that the acute angle between C O CO and D E DE will always be A B C 2 \frac{ \angle ABC} { 2} ?

Common mistakes: A. C O D COD is not a straight line.
B. If you create points like N N and X X , you have to state what they are. I am not a mind-reader.
C. Check your calculations. Two wrongs do not make a right.

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years ago

∠ACB + ∠BAC + ∠ABC = 180∘

∠ACB + 36∘ + 66∘ = 180∘

∠ACB = 78∘

∠ACO = 1/2 x ∠ACB = 1/2 x 78∘ = 39∘

ADE is an isosceles triangle , AD = AE , we get ∠AED = ∠ADE = (180∘ - ∠DAE)/2

∠AED = (180∘ - 36∘)/2 = 72∘ then , ∠CED = 180 - ∠AED

∠CED = 180∘ - 72∘ = 108∘

Let P be the intersection of extended ED and CO

Triangle CEP : ∠CEP + ∠ CPE + ∠ ECP = 180∘

108∘ + ∠ CPE + 39∘ = 180∘ ∠ CPE = 180∘ - (108∘ + 39∘) = 33∘

the acute angle between lines CO and DE = 33∘

Nikhil Ps
May 20, 2014

AD = AE which implies <ADE=72 degrees,let N be the point of intersection of DE and CO extended. now <NCB=78/2=39,let CO intersect AB at L which implies <BLC = <NLA =75,therefore the required angle is 180 - 72 - 75 = 33!

Rizka Fitriani
May 20, 2014

OD line perpendicular to the line AB, AC line perpendicular to the line AC and angle BAC = 36 degrees. Because the total angle of ADOE is 360 degrees then we will get the angle DOE = 114 degrees. If we draw a line from point D to point E then we will get an isosceles triangle DOE and angle ODE = 33 degrees. Because we can draw a straight line from point C to point O and point D so the acute angle between lines CO and DE equal to angle ODE = 33 degrees

Johan Kurniawan
May 20, 2014

In triangle ACN, angle A = 36, angle ACN = (180 - (36 + 66)/2 = 39 so angle ANC = 180 - 39 - 36 = 105

In triangle ADE, => ADE = AED = 72

In triangle DXN, XND = 180 - ANC = 75 and XDN = 72

=> NXD = 180 - 72 - 75 = 33

Rohan Kumar
Feb 26, 2014

firstly,

we take the third angle 180-(66+36)=78. we know that incenter is the point where angle bisectors meet

we make a triangle and then the CO and DE are joined and by angle sum property we can calculate the angle

by that way we get answer 33

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