A geometry problem by Aly Ahmed

Geometry Level 2


The answer is 30.

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D C A D = sin 20 ° sin ( 110 ° x ) , D B A D = sin 10 ° sin x . D C = D B sin 20 ° sin x = sin 10 ° sin ( 110 ° x ) x = tan 1 ( sin 10 ° sin 110 ° sin 20 ° + sin 10 ° cos 110 ° ) = 30 ° \dfrac{|\overline {DC}|}{|\overline {AD}|}=\dfrac{\sin 20\degree}{\sin (110\degree-x)},\dfrac{|\overline {DB}|}{|\overline {AD}|}=\dfrac{\sin 10\degree}{\sin x}. |\overline {DC}|=|\overline {DB}|\implies \sin 20\degree\sin x=\sin 10\degree\sin (110\degree-x)\implies x=\tan^{-1}\left (\dfrac{\sin 10\degree\sin 110\degree}{\sin 20\degree+\sin 10\degree\cos 110\degree}\right ) =\boxed {30\degree} .

Hana Wehbi
Apr 26, 2020

Take a point E E on A D AD such that E D = D B = D C ED =DB= DC , thus E , B , C E, B , C belong to a circle of center D D .

E D B \triangle EDB is an isosceles triangle, thus the congruent angles each measures D B E = D E B = 2 0 \angle DBE= \angle DEB = 20^\circ .

Also, we have A C D , A D B \triangle ACD , \triangle ADB are congruent triangles by S.A.S.

C D E , E D B \triangle CDE, \triangle EDB are congruent triangles by S.A.S.

Thus, A E C , A E B \triangle AEC, \triangle AEB are congruent by deduction.

Therefore: E A = E C = E B EA = EC = EB corresponding sides of congruent triangles.

A E B = 16 0 E A B = E B A = 1 0 \angle AEB= 160^\circ \implies \angle EAB= \angle EBA = 10^\circ

Thus, x = 2 0 + 1 0 = 3 0 x = 20^\circ + 10^\circ = \boxed {30^\circ}

Also, I forget to mention that the three blue triangles are congruent by S.S.S, which makes the interior angles of this triangle E D C = E D B = C D B = 14 0 \angle EDC = \angle EDB = \angle CDB = 140^\circ

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