Consider isosceles △ A B C with ∡ A = 2 0 ∘ and A B = A C . Now consider point D on A C such that A D = B C . What is the measure of ∠ B D C ?
(Please don't use trigonometry!)
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I did exactly this thing
Draw an equilateral triangle inside ABC triangle. BAC=ACI=20, AB=AC, AD=BC=IC => ABD=CAI (s-a-s) => ABD=CAI=10 => BDC=10+20=30
In all Euclidean solutions that are already posted, an equilateral triangle is always the key. So, here is another one:
Let c be the circle with center A and radius A B = R . A C = A B = R , hence, C lies on c . Consider point E on c , such that △ A B E is equilateral and overlapping △ A B C .
∠ B A C = 2 0 ∘ ∠ B A E = 6 0 ∘ } ⇒ ∠ C A E = 4 0 ∘ ⇒ CE ⌢ = 4 0 ∘ ⇒ ∠ C B E = 2 0 ∘
Since B C = A D , B E = A E and ∠ C B E = ∠ B A D , △ C B E = △ B A D (s-a-s), thus, θ = ∠ A B D = ∠ B E C ( 1 )
Alongside, ∠ B A C = 2 0 ∘ ⇒ BC ⌢ = 2 0 ∘ ⇒ ∠ B E C = 1 0 ∘ ⇒ ( 1 ) θ = 1 0 ∘ .
Finally, φ = ∠ B D C = θ + ∠ B A C = 1 0 ∘ + 2 0 ∘ = 3 0 ∘ .
The answer is 3 0 .
W L O G l e t B C = 2 . A B = A C = c o s 8 0 B C D C = A B − B C . D B f r o m D C , D B a n d i n c l u d e d a n g l e C w i t h C o s L a w . U s e S i n L a w i n Δ D B C c a l c u l a t e ∠ C D B . ∴ ∠ C D B = a s i n ⎝ ⎛ 2 2 + ( c o s 2 0 2 ) 2 − 2 ∗ 2 ∗ c o s 2 0 2 ∗ c o s ( 8 0 ) B C ∗ s i n 8 0 ⎠ ⎞ = 3 0 o . I f S i n a n d C o s L a w s a r e a p a r t o f T r i g . , I w i l l p o s t o t h e r s o l u t i o n s o o n .
Not so good. J dim requested not to use trigonmetry.
Firstly, ∠ A B C = ∠ A C B = 8 0 °
Now, add a point E , such that △ A B C ≅ △ E A D and △ E A D doesn't overlap △ A B C (i.e. make a copy of △ A B C and position it so that its base completely overlaps segment A D , since A D = B C ). since ∠ A B C + ∠ E A B = ∠ A B C + ∠ E A D + ∠ B A C = 1 8 0 ° , we have that segments B C and A E are parallel. Now, add another point F on line B C such that A B F E is a parallelogram. Not only will A B F E be a parallelogram, but it will be a rhombus as well because A B = A E (from congruency).
Now we have lots of segments of same length:
A B = A C = E A = E D = E F = B F
Because A B F E is a rhombus: ∠ A E F = ∠ A B F = 8 0 ° , so ∠ D E F = ∠ A E F − ∠ A E D = 6 0 ° . With D E = E F and ∠ D E F , we find that △ D E F is equilateral, so we can add D F to the equality above:
A B = A C = E A = E D = E F = B F = D F
Now, since B F = D F , △ B D F is isosceles with ∠ B F D = ∠ B F E − ∠ A F E = 1 0 0 ° − 6 0 ° = 4 0 ° and ∠ D B F = ∠ B D F = 7 0 ° .
In the end, we easily find that ∠ B D C = 1 8 0 ° − ∠ B C D − ∠ D B C = 1 8 0 ° − ∠ B C A − ∠ D B F = 1 8 0 ° − 8 0 ° − 7 0 ° = 3 0 °
A B = A C = 1 . By sine law on △ A B C ,
Letsin 2 0 B C = sin 8 0 1 ⟹ B C = sin 8 0 sin 2 0
By cosine law on △ A B D ,
( B D ) 2 = ( sin 8 0 sin 2 0 ) 2 + 1 2 − 2 ( sin 8 0 sin 2 0 ) ( 1 ) ( cos 2 0 )
B D = ( sin 8 0 sin 2 0 ) 2 + 1 − sin 8 0 2 sin 2 0 cos 2 0
By sine law on △ B D C ,
B C sin ∠ B D C = B D sin 8 0
sin 8 0 sin 2 0 sin ∠ B D C = ( sin 8 0 sin 2 0 ) 2 + 1 − sin 8 0 2 sin 2 0 cos 2 0 sin 8 0
∠ B D C = 3 0 ∘
The instruction of the problem is not to directly apply any trigonometric formula.
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Consider point E such that △ A D E is an equilateral triangle and D E does not intersect with A B . Then △ A B C = △ B E A ( 1 ) . From ( 1 ) we get that △ A D B = △ E D B ( 2 ) . From ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) we get that ∠ A B D = 1 0 ∘ . Thus, ∠ B D C = ∠ A B D + ∠ B A C = 1 0 ∘ + 2 0 ∘ = 3 0 ∘ .