∠ D A C = 2 0 ∘ , ∠ D C A = 3 0 ∘ , ∠ A B C = 5 0 ∘ , A D = B C .
Find the measure of ∠ D C B in degrees.
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Applying the law of sines to the triangle ACD, we obtain
(1) sin ( ∠ D C A ) A D = sin ( ∠ A D C ) A C ,
or, since ∠ D C A = 3 0 ∘ and ∠ A D C = 1 8 0 ∘ − ∠ D A C − ∠ D C A = 1 3 0 ∘ ,
(2) A C A D = sin 1 3 0 ∘ sin 3 0 ∘ .
Analogously, in the triangle ABC we have
(3) sin ( ∠ B A C ) B C = sin ( ∠ A B C ) A C ,
or, since ∠ A B C = 5 0 ∘ and ∠ B A C = 1 8 0 ∘ − ∠ A B C − ∠ A C B = 1 3 0 ∘ − ∠ A C B ,
(4) A C B C = sin 5 0 ∘ sin ( 1 3 0 ∘ − ∠ A C B ) .
Since A D = B C , it follows from (2) and (4) that
(5) sin 1 3 0 ∘ sin 3 0 ∘ = sin 5 0 ∘ sin ( 1 3 0 ∘ − ∠ A C B ) .
One can simplify (5) by noticing that sin 1 3 0 ∘ = sin 5 0 ∘ , so that sin 3 0 ∘ = sin ( 1 3 0 ∘ − ∠ A C B ) , from which follows ∠ A C B = 1 0 0 ∘ . Finally, we obtain the desired result by subtracting ∠ D C A from ∠ A C B :
(6) ∠ D C B = ∠ A C B − ∠ D C A = 1 0 0 ∘ − 3 0 ∘ = 7 0 ∘ . □
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