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geometry senior

Problem

Triangle is isosceles with and Point is in the interior of the triangle so that and Find the number of degrees in
problem
Solution
Take point inside such that and . . Also, since and are congruent (by ASA), . Hence is an equilateral triangle, so . Then . We now see that and are congruent. Therefore, , so .
Final answer
83^\circ