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China Southeastern Mathematical Olympiad

China geometry

Problem

In with , let be a point on such that and let be a point on such that . Let be a point on such that and be the midpoint of . If , find the size of . (posed by Xiong Bin)

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Solution
Let and . It is easy to see that , , Hence, Draw lines and with pedals and , respectively. Then, is the midpoint of . Combining with the Sine Theorem, we obtain



Thus, By , and known conditions, we have Therefore, .
Final answer
15°

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