Given that is an equilateral triangle, with a point inside of it such that
find the measure of in degrees.
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Rotate the triangle 6 0 ∘ counterclockwise about point B , so that A → A ′ , C → C ′ = A , and P → P ′ . B P = B P ′ = P P ′ because it forms an isosceles triangle (since B P ′ = B P by symmetry) with a 60 degrees vertex angle (since the rotation was 6 0 ∘ ), so it's equilateral.
Therefore, A P ′ = C P , P ′ P = B P , and A P = A P , so they form a triangle with the three side lengths C P , B P , A P which is given as a right triangle, so A P ′ P = 9 0 ∘ .
Thus, ∠ B P C = ∠ B P ′ A = ∠ B P ′ P + ∠ P P ′ A = 6 0 ∘ + 9 0 ∘ = 1 5 0 ∘ .