In a square A B C D , point P is in the square, such that △ C D P is an equilateral triangle. What is the value of ∠ C P B ?
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Nice solution SIr! Thanks for sharing!
Here's the solution
I n s q u a r e A B C D a n d E q u i l a t e r a l t r i a n g l e P C D .
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AC=CD=PD=BD
ANGLE(ACD)=45 DEGREE ANGLE(PDO)=15 DEGREE
FROM DETAIL 1 PB=BD SO ANGLE(P)=ANGLE(B) P=B=X
NOW we have get all informations IT'S time for solving
In triangle DBP WE say :2X+30=180
WE get our answer as *75 * degree
@Vinayak Srivastava . LOL postednow.. have a look
I think the diagram swaps C and D, it should be the other way around
Please share some other method if you solved it differently, this method is very long.
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bro your method is very long . I've done with the most simple method
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Yes, that is why I posted this, I wished for a simpler method. Please share it!
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@Vinayak Srivastava – yay, WAIT a minute I'm talking to sir
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@Srijan Singh – 52 minutes...
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@Vinayak Srivastava – bruh editing
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@Srijan Singh – give me only 15 minutes
P C = B C ⟹ ∠ C P B = 7 5 ∘
Thanks for sharing your approach! I feel that mine was too much of overkill.
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It is the same explanation as @Chris Lewis gave. Your method is quite good as well, but we should try to seek shorter and brilliant ways to find a solution
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Yes, that is why I posted this easy level 1 problem, I knew there had to be a brilliant solution, but I couldn't find it, and I had to even use trig and search atan(2-sqrt3)! Thanks for making me remember isosceles triangles exist.
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Since Δ C D P is equilateral and A B C D is square, P C = C B . So Δ P C B is isosceles.
Also, ∠ P C B = 3 0 ∘ ; so ∠ C P B = 7 5 ∘ .