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Geometry Difficulty 6.0 AIME, harder Prove it Greece

Let ABΓAB\Gamma be an isosceles triangle and a point Δ\Delta in its interior such that ΔB^Γ=30\Delta\hat{B}\Gamma = 30^\circ, ΔB^A=50\Delta\hat{B}A = 50^\circ, BΓ^Δ=55B\hat{\Gamma}\Delta = 55^\circ.

a. Prove that B^=Γ^=80\hat{B} = \hat{\Gamma} = 80^\circ

b. Find the measure of the angle ΔA^Γ\Delta\hat{A}\Gamma.

Solution

a.
We have B^=50+30=80\hat{B} = 50^\circ + 30^\circ = 80^\circ.
Suppose that A^=B^=80\hat{A} = \hat{B} = 80^\circ. Then
A^+B^+Γ^=80+80+Γ^>160+55=215, \hat{A} + \hat{B} + \hat{\Gamma} = 80^\circ + 80^\circ + \hat{\Gamma} > 160^\circ + 55^\circ = 215^\circ,
absurd.
If AΓ=18080250A\Gamma = \frac{180^\circ - 80^\circ}{2} - 50^\circ, then BΓ^Δ=55<Γ^=50B\hat{\Gamma}\Delta = 55^\circ < \hat{\Gamma} = 50^\circ, absurd.
Hence we have: ΔΓ^A=8055=25\Delta\hat{\Gamma}A = 80^\circ - 55^\circ = 25^\circ (1).

b.
Let AZAZ be the bisector of the angle A^\hat{A}. Then AZAZ is height and median of the triangle ABΓAB\Gamma. Let AZAZ meet line BDBD at point EE. Since in the triangle BΓΔB\Gamma\Delta we have ΓB^Δ<BΓ^Δ\Gamma\hat{B}\Delta < B\hat{\Gamma}\Delta, it follows that ΔΓ<ΔB\Delta\Gamma < \Delta B. Hence Δ\Delta lies in the semi-plane with respect to AZAZ containing point Γ\Gamma. It means that EE lies between points BB and Δ\Delta.
Since EB=EΓEB = E\Gamma, it follows that EΓ^B=EB^Γ=30E\hat{\Gamma}B = E\hat{B}\Gamma = 30^\circ and hence
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EΓ^Δ=5530=25=ΔΓ^A.(2) E\hat{\Gamma}\Delta = 55^\circ - 30^\circ = 25^\circ = \Delta\hat{\Gamma}A. \qquad (2)
Hence ΓΔ\Gamma\Delta bisects the angle EΓ^AE\hat{\Gamma}A of the triangle AEΓAE\Gamma. Moreover, for the external angles ΔE^Γ\Delta\hat{E}\Gamma and ΔE^A\Delta\hat{E}A of the triangles EBΓEB\Gamma and EBAEBA, respectively, we have: ΔE^Γ=30+30=60\Delta\hat{E}\Gamma = 30^\circ + 30^\circ = 60^\circ and ΔE^A=EB^A+A^2=50+10=60\Delta\hat{E}A = E\hat{B}A + \frac{\hat{A}}{2} = 50^\circ + 10^\circ = 60^\circ.
Hence ΔE^Γ=ΔE^A=60\Delta\hat{E}\Gamma = \Delta\hat{E}A = 60^\circ and so EΔE\Delta bisects the angle AE^ΓA\hat{E}\Gamma of the triangle AEΓAE\Gamma.
Hence Δ\Delta is the incenter of the triangle AEΓAE\Gamma and ΔA^Γ=EA^Γ2=102=5\Delta\hat{A}\Gamma = \frac{E\hat{A}\Gamma}{2} = \frac{10^\circ}{2} = 5^\circ.

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