We inscribe a circle into
, the center of the circle is
. The green angle is (
)
. If
, then how big is the pink angle (
)?
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Point D is on the A C line over A , such that A D = A O . Note that A O + A C = B C . From that C D = B C . O is the center of the circle, so ∠ O C D = ∠ O C B . Since C D = B C and ∠ O C D = ∠ O C B , △ C D O ∼ △ C O B . From that ∠ C D O = ∠ C B O .
Since in a triangle the sum of any two angle is equal to the third angle's exterior angle and ∠ C A O = β = 3 5 ° , ∠ A D O = 2 β = ∠ C D O . We know that ∠ C D O = ∠ C B O , i.e. 2 β = γ . Therefore ∠ A B C = 2 γ = β = 3 5 °