There is a circle (circumcentre: ; circumference: ). On a random point is picked. Now, the point is the furthest point from the point and it lies on . Point is picked and has the following properties:
and
After all this, a completely random point is picked from . Find the value of .
Important : Since there are two answers (one is and the other one is ), solution shall be (in degrees).
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Solution:
A B is in fact diameter for the given circle. So, the segment B C has the length of r and ∠ B C A = 9 0 ° . Length of A C can be found using Pythagora's theorem and A C = r 3 . It is obvious by now, that △ A B C is a half of an equilateral triangle. Therefore, ∠ A B C = 6 0 ° and ∠ B A C = 3 0 ° . Since ∠ B X C and ∠ B A C have the common segment B C then ∠ B X C = ∠ B A C ∨ 1 8 0 ° − ∠ B A C . Thus, solution is 1 8 0 ° − 2 × ∠ B A C = 1 2 0 ° .