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Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME Prove it United States

Problem:

ABCDABCD is a convex quadrilateral such that AB<ADAB < AD. The diagonal AC\overline{AC} bisects BAD\angle BAD, and mABD=130m \angle ABD = 130^{\circ}. Let EE be a point on the interior of AD\overline{AD}, and mBAD=40m \angle BAD = 40^{\circ}. Given that BC=CD=DEBC = CD = DE, determine mACEm \angle ACE in degrees.

Solution

Solution:

First, we check that ABCDABCD is cyclic. Reflect BB over AC\overline{AC} to BB' on AD\overline{AD}, and note that BC=CDB'C = CD. Therefore, mADC=mBDC=mCBD=180mABC=180mCBAm \angle ADC = m \angle B'DC = m \angle CB'D = 180^{\circ} - m \angle AB'C = 180^{\circ} - m \angle CBA.

Now mCBD=mCAD=20m \angle CBD = m \angle CAD = 20^{\circ} and mADC=180mCBA=30m \angle ADC = 180^{\circ} - m \angle CBA = 30^{\circ}. Triangle CDECDE is isosceles, so mCED=75m \angle CED = 75^{\circ} and mAEC=105m \angle AEC = 105^{\circ}. It follows that mECA=180mAECmCAE=55m \angle ECA = 180^{\circ} - m \angle AEC - m \angle CAE = 55^{\circ}.

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