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Problem of The Week: Problem in 4ABD, C Is On AB Such That CA CB CD and BCD Z - Determine The Measure of ADB

This document contains a problem and two solutions about determining the measure of angle ADB in a geometric figure. The problem involves a point C on line segment AB such that CA = CB = CD and angle BCD measures z degrees. The first solution finds that angle ADB measures 90 degrees by expressing angles x and y in terms of z, then setting their sum equal to 90 degrees. The second solution directly sets the sum of angles x and y in the figure equal to 90 degrees without expressing them in terms of z.

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Problem of The Week: Problem in 4ABD, C Is On AB Such That CA CB CD and BCD Z - Determine The Measure of ADB

This document contains a problem and two solutions about determining the measure of angle ADB in a geometric figure. The problem involves a point C on line segment AB such that CA = CB = CD and angle BCD measures z degrees. The first solution finds that angle ADB measures 90 degrees by expressing angles x and y in terms of z, then setting their sum equal to 90 degrees. The second solution directly sets the sum of angles x and y in the figure equal to 90 degrees without expressing them in terms of z.

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C A | T h e C E N T R E fo r E D U C AT I O N i n M AT H E M AT I C S a n d CO M P U T I N G

Problem of the Week

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Problem D and Solution


Whats Your Angle Anyway II?

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Problem

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In 4ABD, C is on AB such that CA = CB = CD and BCD = z .


Determine the measure of ADB.

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Solution
Solution 1

Since ACB is a straight line, ACD + DCB = 180 but BCD = z so


ACD = 180 z .
In 4ACD, since CA = CD, 4ACD is isosceles and CAD = CDA = x .
The angles in a triangle sum to 180 so in 4ACD
CAD + CDA + ACD = 180
x + x + 180 z = 180
2x = z
z

x =
2
Similarly, in 4BCD, since CB = CD, 4CBD is isosceles and
CBD = CDB = y .
The angles in a triangle sum to 180 so in 4CBD
CBD + CDB + BCD = 180
y + y + z = 180
2y = 180 z
180 z
y =
2
Then ADB = CDA + CDB = x + y =

z
2

180 z
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180
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= 90 .

the measure of ADB is 90 .


See Solution 2 for a more general approach to the solution.

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It turns out that it is not necessary to find expressions for x and y in terms of z
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Solution 2
Here is a second solution to the problem.
In 4CAD, since CA = CD, 4CAD is isosceles and CAD = CDA = x .
In 4CBD, since CB = CD, 4CBD is isosceles and CBD = CDB = y .
The angles in a triangle sum to 180 so in 4ABD
BAD + ADB + ABD = 180
x + (x + y ) + y = 180
2x + 2y = 180
x + y = 90
But ADB = ADC + CDB = x + y = 90 .
the measure of ADC is 90 .

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