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Geometry Level 3

Let D D be the circumcenter of the acute A B C \triangle ABC . Let E E be the incenter of A B D \triangle ABD . If A E B = 16 0 \angle AEB = 160^\circ , find, in degrees, the value of A C B \angle ACB


The answer is 70.

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4 solutions

Maria Kozlowska
May 2, 2015

A D = B D = R , A E = B E AD= BD = R, AE = BE B A E = 1 0 , B A D = 2 0 , A D B = 14 0 \angle BAE = 10^\circ , \angle BAD = 20^\circ , \angle ADB = 140^\circ

By Inscribed Angle Theorem A C B = 14 0 / 2 = 7 0 \angle ACB= 140^\circ / 2 = 70^\circ .

How AE=BE in your solution

Harshit Agarwal - 6 years, 1 month ago

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They are angle bisectors of equal angles of the isosceles triangle ADB.

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 1 month ago

AE=BE because AD=BD

Maria Kozlowska - 6 years, 1 month ago
Paola Ramírez
May 3, 2015

As D D is circumcenter of A B C \triangle ABC \Rightarrow B D = A D BD=AD and A E = B E AE=BE .

As A E B \triangle AEB is isosceles, B A E = A B E = 180 160 2 = 10 ° \angle BAE=\angle ABE= \frac{180-160}{2}=10°

B E BE and A E AE are bisectors of A B D \angle ABD and B A D \angle BAD respectively \Rightarrow A B D = B A D = 20 ° \angle ABD=\angle BAD=20°

Then B D A = 180 40 = 140 ° \angle BDA=180-40=140°

Finally, as D D is circumcenter by inscribed angle A C B = B D A 2 = 70 ° \angle ACB=\frac{\angle BDA}{2}=\boxed{70°}

Rubayet Tusher
May 4, 2015

As AE & BE are the two angle bisectors of Triangle ABD, we can state that,

In Triangle ABE, (1/2)A+(1/2)B+E = 180 ............. (a).

In Triangle ABD, A+B+D = 180; That implies , (1/2)A+(1/2)B+(1/2)D = 90 ........... (b)

Solving the (a) & (b) no. equation, We get, The angle AEB = (90 Degree + (1/2) Angle ADB). As The Angle AEB = 160 Degree, So, The {(1/2) Angle ADB} equals to 70 Degree. Because D is the circumcenter of Triangle ABC, so, Angle ACB must equals to {(1/2) Angle ADB}. Therefore, the answer is Angle ACB = 70 Degrees.

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