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Problem 631

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Geometry Difficulty 5.1 Find the answer

406. Given two points AA and BB. Draw where the points CC are located from which the segment ABA B is seen at an angle of 3030^{\circ}.

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, read the official solution, then mark yourself honestly — the ladder only means something if the record is true.

Official solution

\checkmark Let's construct an equilateral triangle ABCABC with side ABAB and a circle centered at point CC, passing through points AA and BB. The arc ABAB of this circle is seen from the center at an angle of 6060^{\circ}, and therefore from any point on the circle (lying on the same side of ABAB as point CC), the segment is seen at an angle of 3030^{\circ}. The same applies to the symmetric arc of the circle on the other side of ABAB. We obtain a figure consisting of two arcs of the circle, from any point of which the segment ABAB is seen at an angle of 3030^{\circ}. As the previous problem shows, from points inside this figure, the segment ABAB is seen at a larger angle, and from points outside it, at a smaller angle. \triangleleft

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