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Geometry Difficulty 4.7 AIME Find the answer

3. In ABC\triangle A B C, II is the incenter of ABC\triangle A B C. If AC+AI=BC,AB+BI=ACA C+A I=B C, A B+B I=A C, then B=\angle B= \qquad

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

3. 2π7\frac{2 \pi}{7}.

As shown in Figure 1, take a point DD on the extension of CAC A such that AD=AIA D=A I. Then
CD=CA+AD=CA+AI=BC. \begin{array}{l} C D=C A+A D \\ =C A+A I=B C . \end{array}

By the given conditions,
CDI=CBI=ABI. \begin{array}{l} \angle C D I=\angle C B I \\ =\angle A B I . \end{array}

Since AD=AIA D=A I, we have
CAI=2ADI=2ABI=ABC \angle C A I=2 \angle A D I=2 \angle A B I=\angle A B C \text {. }

Thus, CAB=2ABC\angle C A B=2 \angle A B C.
Similarly, ABC=2ACB\angle A B C=2 \angle A C B.
Then π=ABC+CAB+ACB=72ABC\pi=\angle A B C+\angle C A B+\angle A C B=\frac{7}{2} \angle A B C
ABC=2π7 \Rightarrow \angle A B C=\frac{2 \pi}{7} \text {. }

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