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How  is the measure of angle marked as ?

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  • Pope
    Lv 7
    2 years ago
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    Below is the sketch along with a few of the easier angles, which should require no explanation.

    x + y = 120°

    Applying the sine rule:

    In ∆ADE, DE = AEsin(20°)/sin(40°)

    In ∆ABE, EB = AEsin(20°)/sin(100°)

    DE : EB = sin(100°) : sin(40°)

    DE : EC = sin(100°) : sin(40°) ... (because of isosceles ∆ BCE)

    In ∆CDE,

    DE/sin(x) = EC/sin(y)

    sin(x) : sin(y) = DE : EC

    sin(x) : sin(y) = sin(100°) : sin(40°)

    sin(x) : sin(y) = sin(80°) : sin(40°) ... (because sin(100°) = sin(80°))

    So we have this:

    sin(x) : sin(y) = sin(80°) : sin(40°) and x + y = 120°

    x = 80°, y = 40°

    The angle you required is x.

    x = 80°

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  • 2 years ago

    AEB = 180 –20–100 = 60º

    DEC = AEB = 60º

    AED = 180 – AEB = 120º = BEC

    ADE = 180 – 20 – 120 = 40º

    BCE = 180 – 30 – 120 = 30º

    Triangle DCE

    x + y + 60 = 180

    x + y = 120

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  • Lôn
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    The answer is 80 degrees.

    The other two angles in the same triangle are 60 and 40

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