2008 AMC 10B Problem 24

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24.

Quadrilateral ABCDABCD has AB=BC=CD,AB=BC=CD, ∠ABC=70∘,\angle ABC=70^\circ, and ∠BCD=170∘.\angle BCD=170^\circ. What is the degree measure of ∠BAD?\angle BAD?

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Answer: C
Concepts:angle chasingisosceles triangleequilateral triangle
Difficulty rating: 1860
Small Hint:

Build an equilateral triangle BMCBMC on the same side of BCBC as AA

Big Hint:

Show △ABM\triangle ABM and △MCD\triangle MCD are isosceles, then prove MM lies on AD‾\overline{AD}

Solution:

Let MM be the point with △BMC\triangle BMC equilateral, on the same side of BCBC as A.A. Then ∠ABM=70∘−60∘=10∘\angle ABM=70^\circ-60^\circ=10^\circ and ∠MCD=170∘−60∘=110∘.\angle MCD=170^\circ-60^\circ=110^\circ.

Since AB=BMAB=BM and MC=CD,MC=CD, triangles ABMABM and MCDMCD are isosceles, giving ∠AMB=85∘\angle AMB=85^\circ and ∠CMD=35∘.\angle CMD=35^\circ.

Then ∠AMD=360∘−85∘−60∘\angle AMD=360^\circ-85^\circ-60^\circ −35∘-35^\circ =180∘,=180^\circ, so MM lies on AD‾\overline{AD} and ∠BAD=∠BAM=85∘.\angle BAD=\angle BAM=85^\circ.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

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