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 AMC 12, 2007
Q. Triangles ABC and ADC are isosceles with
AB = BC and AD = DC. Point D is inside
ΔABC, ∠ABC = 40°, and ∠ADC = 140°. What is the
degree measure of ∠BAD?
 AMC 12, 2007
Q. Triangles ABC and ADC are isosceles with
AB = BC and AD = DC. Point D is inside
ΔABC, ∠ABC = 40°, and ∠ADC = 140°. What is the
degree measure of ∠BAD?

A C
 AMC 12, 2007
Q. Triangles ABC and ADC are isosceles with
AB = BC and AD = DC. Point D is inside
ΔABC, ∠ABC = 40°, and ∠ADC = 140°. What is the
degree measure of ∠BAD?

Answer: 50
 B
Solution
∠ABC = 40 implies that ∠BAC = ∠BCA = 70.
∠ADC = 140 implies that ∠DAC = ∠DCA = 20.
So ∠BAD = 70 – 20 =

A C
 AHSME/1956
Q. In the figure below AB = AC, ∠BAD = 30°, and
AE= AD. Then ∠CDE equals:

A 7.5°

B 10°

C 15°

D 20°
 AHSME/1956
Q. In the figure below AB = AC, ∠BAD = 30°, and
AE= AD. Then ∠CDE equals:

A 7.5°

B 10°

C 15°

D 20°
Solution
Let ∠CDE = x , then
x = ∠ADC – ∠ADE = ∠ADC –∠AED
= ∠ADC – (x + ∠C),
Q. In the figure, AB = BC = CD = DE = EF = FG =
GA, then find ∠DAE (approximately)

A 24°

B 25°

C 26°

D None of these
Q. In the figure, AB = BC = CD = DE = EF = FG =
GA, then find ∠DAE (approximately)

A 24°

B 25°

C 26°

D None of these
Solution
Let ∠EAD = 𝛂. Then ∠AFG = ∠ACB = 𝛂
Therefore, ∠CBD = 2𝛂 (Exterior angle to ΔABC).
Also, ∠CDB = 2𝛂 (Since CB = CD)
Further, ∠FGC = 2𝛂 (Exterior angle to ΔAFG).
Since GF = EF, ∠FEG = 2𝛂.
∠DCE = 2𝛂 + 𝛂 = 3𝛂(Exterior angle to ΔACD)
∠DCE = ∠DEC = 3𝛂
∠DFE = 2𝛂 + 𝛂 = 3𝛂(Exterior angle to ΔAFE)
∠DFE = ∠FDE = 3𝛂
In ΔADE, 𝛂 + 3𝛂 + 3𝛂 = 180
𝛂 = 25.7°
 CHINA/ 1986

Q. As shown in the figure, in ΔABC, the angle bisectors

of the exterior angles of ∠A and ∠B intersect opposite
sides at D and E respectively, and AD= AB = BE. Then
the size of angle A, in degree, is

A 10°

B 11°

C 12°

D None of preceding
 CHINA/ 1986

Q. As shown in the figure, in ΔABC, the angle bisectors

of the exterior angles of ∠A and ∠B intersect opposite
sides at D and E respectively, and AD= AB = BE. Then
the size of angle A, in degree, is

A 10°

B 11°

C 12°

D None of preceding
Solution
Q. ΔABC is right-angled at ‘C’. The internal bisector
of A and B meet BC and CA at P and Q respectively.
M, N are feet Perpendicular from P and Q to AB.
Find ∠MCN.

A 30° A
N
B 40°
Q M
C 45°
C P B
D 60°
Q. ΔABC is right-angled at ‘C’. The internal bisector
of A and B meet BC and CA at P and Q respectively.
M, N are feet Perpendicular from P and Q to AB.
Find ∠MCN.

A
A 30°
N
B 40°
Q M
C 45°
C P B

D 60°
 A
Solution N

Q M

C P B
 CHINA/ 1998
Q. In triangle ABC, ∠A = 96°. Extend BC to an
arbitrary point D. The angle bisectors of angle ABC and
∠ACD intersect at A1, and the angle bisectors of ∠A1
BC and ∠A1 CD intersect at A2, and so on. The angle
bisectors of ∠A4BC and ∠A4CD intersect at A5. Find
the size of ∠A5 in degrees,
 CHINA/ 1998
Q. In triangle ABC, ∠A = 96°. Extend BC to an
arbitrary point D. The angle bisectors of angle ABC and
∠ACD intersect at A1, and the angle bisectors of ∠A1
BC and ∠A1 CD intersect at A2, and so on. The angle
bisectors of ∠A4BC and ∠A4CD intersect at A5. Find
the size of ∠A5 in degrees,
 CHINA/ 1998
Q. In triangle ABC, ∠A = 96°. Extend BC to an
arbitrary point D. The angle bisectors of angle ABC and
∠ACD intersect at A1, and the angle bisectors of ∠A1
BC and ∠A1 CD intersect at A2, and so on. The angle
bisectors of ∠A4BC and ∠A4CD intersect at A5. Find
the size of ∠A5 in degrees,

Answer = 3°
Solution
Since A1B and A1C bisect ∠ABC and ∠ACD
respectively,
∠A= ∠ACD – ∠ABC = 2(∠A1CD –∠A1BC) = 2
∠ A1,
Therefore
SAWAAL
 MOSCOW /1952
Q. In ∆ABC, AC = BC, ∠C = 20°. M is on the side AC
and N is on the side BC, such that ∠BAN = 50°,
∠ABM = 60°. Find ∠NMB in degrees.

Note: Solution at the End

and also in
‘United By Mathematics’ Series
 PRMO 2020
Q. Two sides of a regular polygon with n sides, when
extended meet at an angle of 28°. What is the
smallest possible value of n?

A 45

B 50

C 55

D 60
 PRMO 2020
Q. Two sides of a regular polygon with n sides, when
extended meet at an angle of 28°. What is the
smallest possible value of n?

A 45

B 50

C 55

D 60
Solution
For 28° angle, we need a turn of 28° + 180°
For 208° turn, say we turned K times.
In n - gon, we know that one turn in n-gon is
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 MOSCOW /1952
Q. In ∆ABC, AC = BC, ∠C = 20°. M is on the side AC
and N is on the side BC, such that ∠BAN = 50°,
∠ABM = 60°. Find ∠NMB in degrees.

Answer: 30°
Solution
From ∠BNA = 180° – 50° – 80° = 50° = ∠BAN,
We have AB = NB. On AC take D such that
∠ABD = 20°, then ∠ADB = ∠DAB = 80°
therefore DB = AB = NB. Since ∠DBN = 60°,
the triangle NDB is equilateral, therefore
ND = DB = NB, ∠MDN = 180° – 80° – 60° – 40°.
∵ angle DBM = 60° –20° = 40° and
∠DMB = 180° – 60° – 80° = 40°
it follows that DM = DB = DN, therefore
∠DMN = ∠DNM = 70°,
so, ∠NMB = ∠DMN – ∠DMB = 70°– 40° = 30°.