2015 AIME I Problem 6

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6.

Points A,A, B,B, C,C, D,D, and EE are equally spaced on a minor arc of a circle. Points E,E, F,F, G,G, H,H, I,I, and AA are equally spaced on a minor arc of a second circle with center CC as shown in the figure below. The angle ABD\angle ABD exceeds AHG\angle AHG by 12.12^\circ. Find the degree measure of BAG.\angle BAG.

Answer: 58
Concepts:inscribed anglearcangle chasing
Difficulty rating: 2720
Solution:

Let α=ECF\alpha = \angle ECF =FCG= \angle FCG =GCH= \angle GCH =HCI= \angle HCI =ICA,= \angle ICA, the common central angle of the second circle, so ACE=5α.\angle ACE = 5\alpha. Since CC also lies on the first circle, ACE\angle ACE is an inscribed angle there, so the arc AEAE not containing CC measures 10α,10\alpha, and each of the four equal arcs AB,AB, BC,BC, CD,CD, DEDE measures 36010α4=905α2.\frac{360^\circ - 10\alpha}{4} = 90^\circ - \frac{5\alpha}{2}.

Angle ABDABD subtends the arc ADAD not containing B,B, which is 3603(905α2),360^\circ - 3\left(90^\circ - \frac{5\alpha}{2}\right), so ABD=45+15α4.\angle ABD = 45^\circ + \frac{15\alpha}{4}. Angle AHGAHG subtends the second circle's arc AGAG not containing H,H, which is 3603α,360^\circ - 3\alpha, so AHG=1803α2.\angle AHG = 180^\circ - \frac{3\alpha}{2}. The given condition reads (45+15α4)(1803α2)=21α4135=12, \begin{aligned} &\left(45^\circ + \frac{15\alpha}{4}\right) - \left(180^\circ - \frac{3\alpha}{2}\right) \\ &= \frac{21\alpha}{4} - 135^\circ = 12^\circ, \end{aligned} so α=28.\alpha = 28^\circ.

Finally, BAE\angle BAE subtends the first circle's arc BCDE=3(905α2)=60,BCDE = 3\left(90^\circ - \frac{5\alpha}{2}\right) = 60^\circ, giving BAE=30,\angle BAE = 30^\circ, and EAG\angle EAG subtends the second circle's arc EFG=2α,EFG = 2\alpha, giving EAG=28.\angle EAG = 28^\circ. Hence BAG=BAE+EAG\angle BAG = \angle BAE + \angle EAG =30+28=58.= 30^\circ + 28^\circ = 58^\circ.

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