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Geometry Difficulty 2.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

In $\triangle ABC$ , points $E$ and $F$ are on $AB$ and $BC$ , respectively, such that $AE=BF$ and $BE=CF$ .If $\angle BAC = 70\degree$ , the measure of $\angle ABC$ is

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Solution

Since $AE = BF$ and $BE = CF$ , then $AB = AE + BE = BF + CF = BC$ . Therefore, $\triangle ABC$ is isosceles with $\$\angle$ BAC = $\angle$ BCA =
$70\degree$ . Since the sum of the angles in

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ABC $is$ $180\degree\$,$ then
$\angle ABC = 180\degree - \angle BAC - \angle BCA = 180\degree - 70\degree - 70\degree = 40\degree$

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