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Problem
Let be a triangle where is the midpoint of , and is the angle bisector of with on . Let be the intersection of the median and the bisector . In addition is equilateral with . What is ?
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Solution
Let and . From the conditions, let's deduct some convenient conditions that seem sufficient to solve the problem. is the midpoint of side . This implies that . Given that angle is degrees and angle is degrees, we can use the area formula to get So, .....(1) is angle bisector. In the triangle , one has , therefore .....(2) Furthermore, triangle is similar to triangle , so , therefore ....(3) By (2) and (3) and the subtraction law of ratios, we get Therefore , or . So . Finally, using the law of cosine for triangle , we get
Final answer
A