Find A C B \angle ACB

Geometry Level 2

In square A B D E ABDE , C D E \triangle CDE is isosceles with C E D = C D E = 1 5 \angle CED = \angle CDE = 15^\circ . Find the measure of A C B \angle ACB in degrees.


The answer is 60.

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Let A C B = 2 α \angle {ACB}=2α . Draw a line F G \overline {FG} through C C perpendicular to A B \overline {AB} intersecting A B \overline {AB} at F F and D E \overline {DE} at G G . Then E G = A F = a 2 , G C = a 2 tan 15 ° , C F = a 2 cot α a 2 ( tan 15 ° + cot α ) = a cot α = 3 α = 30 ° A C B = 2 α = 60 ° |\overline {EG}|=|\overline {AF}|=\dfrac{a}{2}, |\overline {GC}|=\dfrac{a}{2}\tan 15\degree, |\overline {CF}|=\dfrac{a}{2}\cot α\implies \dfrac{a}{2}(\tan 15\degree+\cot α)=a\implies \cot α=3\implies α=30\degree\implies \angle {ACB}=2α=\boxed {60\degree} .

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