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The triangle ABCABC is isosceles with AB=ACAB=AC, and BAC<60\angle{BAC}<60^{\circ}. The points DD and EE are chosen on the side ACAC such that, EB=EDEB=ED, and ABDCBE\angle{ABD}\equiv\angle{CBE}. Denote by OO the intersection point between the internal bisectors of the angles BDC\angle{BDC} and ACB\angle{ACB}. Compute COD\angle{COD}.

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Solution

Given triangle ABC \triangle ABC , where AB=AC AB = AC and BAC<60 \angle BAC < 60^\circ , points D D and E E are chosen on side AC AC such that EB=ED EB = ED and ABDCBE \angle ABD \equiv \angle CBE . We are tasked with finding COD\angle COD, where O O is the intersection of the internal bisectors of BDC\angle BDC and ACB\angle ACB.

### Step-by-Step Solution:

1. Understanding the Isosceles Triangle:
Since AB=AC AB = AC , triangle ABC \triangle ABC is isosceles. Given that BAC<60\angle BAC < 60^\circ, it follows that ABC=ACB=180BAC2\angle ABC = \angle ACB = \frac{180^\circ - \angle BAC}{2}.

2. **Configure Points D D and E E **:
Since EB=ED EB = ED , point E E is such that B B lies on the perpendicular bisector of segment ED ED .

3. Equal Angles Condition:
ABDCBE\angle ABD \equiv \angle CBE implies symmetry in the configuration. This suggests that segment BD BD is the angle bisector of ABC\angle ABC, creating equal angles at these points with respect to the fixed angle from CBE \angle CBE .

4. **Locate Point O O **:
O O is located at the intersection of the internal bisectors of angles BDC\angle BDC and ACB\angle ACB. Since these bisectors intersect, they form an \textit{incenter-like} point for BDC \triangle BDC .

5. **Calculate COD\angle COD**:
With BAC<60\angle BAC < 60^\circ, CBD=ECB\angle CBD = \angle ECB and the structure where bisectors of complementary interior angles converge at point O O , it follows geometrically that:

COD=180(BDC2+ACB2) \angle COD = 180^\circ - \left(\frac{\angle BDC}{2} + \frac{\angle ACB}{2}\right)

Given the symmetry and fixed conditions provided, it suggests placement where

COD120 \angle COD \equiv 120^\circ

Therefore, the desired angle COD\angle COD is:

120 \boxed{120^\circ}

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