In parallelogram ABCD, ∠BAD=76∘. Side AD has midpoint P, and ∠PBA=52∘. Find ∠PCD.
Solution
Solution:
Note that ∠BPA=180∘−76∘−52∘=52∘. Since ∠PBA=52∘, then △BPA is isosceles and ∣AB∣=∣AP∣=∣PD∣. But ∣AB∣=∣CD∣, so by transitivity ∣PD∣=∣CD∣ and therefore △PCD is also isosceles. Since ∠CDA=180∘−76∘=104∘, then ∠PCD=2180∘−104∘=38∘.
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