Angles+Distances

Geometry Level pending

We inscribe a circle into A B C \triangle ABC , the center of the circle is O O . The green angle is ( C A B \angle CAB ) 70 ° 70° . If A C + A O = B C AC+AO=BC , then how big is the pink angle ( A B C \angle ABC )?

45° 70° 60° 30° Can't be determined 15° 35° 17.5°

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1 solution

Áron Bán-Szabó
Jul 12, 2017

Point D D is on the A C AC line over A A , such that A D = A O AD=AO . Note that A O + A C = B C AO+AC=BC . From that C D = B C CD=BC . O O is the center of the circle, so O C D = O C B \angle OCD=\angle OCB . Since C D = B C CD=BC and O C D = O C B \angle OCD=\angle OCB , C D O C O B \triangle CDO\sim\triangle COB . From that C D O = C B O \angle CDO=\angle CBO .

Since in a triangle the sum of any two angle is equal to the third angle's exterior angle and C A O = β = 35 ° \angle CAO=\beta =35° , A D O = β 2 = C D O \angle ADO=\dfrac{\beta}{2}=\angle CDO . We know that C D O = C B O \angle CDO=\angle CBO , i.e. β 2 = γ \dfrac{\beta}{2}=\gamma . Therefore A B C = 2 γ = β = 35 ° \angle ABC=2\gamma =\beta =\boxed{35°}

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