ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which , and . Find angle , in degrees, to 2 decimal places.
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If O is the center of the circle in which quadrangle A B C D is inscribed, then ∠ B O C = 1 2 0 ∘ and ∠ O B C = 3 0 ∘ . If we pick the radius of the circle to be 1, then B C = 2 × c o s ( 3 0 ∘ ) = 3 . Therefore A B = 2 3 . Half of it is 4 3 , which gives us ∠ A B O = a r c c o s ( 4 3 ) ≈ 6 4 . 3 4 ∘ . Since ∠ D B C = 1 8 0 ∘ − 6 0 ∘ − 7 5 ∘ = 4 5 ∘ . The angle we are searching for α = ∠ A B D has to satisfy α + 4 5 ∘ = 6 4 . 3 4 ∘ + 3 0 ∘ so α = 4 9 . 3 4 ∘ .