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Geometry Difficulty 4.9 AIME Prove it Ukraine

Let ADAD be the median of a triangle ABCABC, and let ADB=45\angle ADB = 45^\circ, ACB=30\angle ACB = 30^\circ. Find BAD\angle BAD (in degrees).

Solution

Нехай BKBK — висота трикутника ABCABC. Оскільки точка DD є серединою гіпотенузи BCBC прямокутного трикутника KBCKBC, то трикутник BKDBKD є рівностороннім. Отже, як нескладно бачити, ADK=DAK=15\angle ADK = \angle DAK = 15^\circ, AK=DK=BKAK = DK = BK. А тому BAK=45\angle BAK = 45^\circ, BAD=4515=30\angle BAD = 45^\circ - 15^\circ = 30^\circ.

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