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Problem 427

Geometry Difficulty 2.7 Find the answer CEMC Cayley

In a regular pentagon PQRSTPQRST, what is the measure of PRS\angle PRS?

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

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Official solution

Join PP to RR. Since PQRSTPQRST is a regular pentagon, then PQR=QRS=108\angle PQR = \angle QRS = 108^{\circ}. Since PQ=QRPQ = QR, then PQR\triangle PQR is isosceles with QPR=QRP\angle QPR = \angle QRP. Since PQR=108\angle PQR = 108^{\circ}, then PQR+QPR+QRP=180\angle PQR + \angle QPR + \angle QRP = 180^{\circ}, 108+2QRP=180108^{\circ} + 2\angle QRP = 180^{\circ}, 2QRP=722\angle QRP = 72^{\circ}, QRP=36\angle QRP = 36^{\circ}. Since QRS=108\angle QRS = 108^{\circ}, then PRS=QRSQRP=10836=72\angle PRS = \angle QRS - \angle QRP = 108^{\circ} - 36^{\circ} = 72^{\circ}.

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