EPTIsosceles triangle has AB = AC. Point D is on AB and DCB forms an angle of 60 degrees. Point E is on AC and EBC forms an angle of 50. What is Angle DEB?
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D4L[invd]
Canada110 Posts
Isosceles triangle has AB = AC. Point D is on AB and DCB forms an angle of 60 degrees. Point E is on AC and EBC forms an angle of 50. What is Angle DEB? | ||
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mOnion
United States5657 Posts
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Fruscainte
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Or is it two triangles? I personally would need to see the picture of the bloody problem before I say anything at this point =/ | ||
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D4L[invd]
Canada110 Posts
Also: `````A ````/``\ ```D```E ``/``````\ B--------C | ||
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Nal_rAwr
United States2611 Posts
On March 17 2010 12:32 Fruscainte wrote: I think I'm reading this wrong, but how does a triangle have 4 points? I know I took this two years ago, I'm just confused at the wording. Or is it two triangles? I personally would need to see the picture of the bloody problem before I say anything at this point =/ its actually five points, but two of them lie along two different sides of the triangle | ||
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Whiplash
United States2928 Posts
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Nemesis
Canada2568 Posts
On March 17 2010 12:32 Fruscainte wrote: I think I'm reading this wrong, but how does a triangle have 4 points? I know I took this two years ago, I'm just confused at the wording. Or is it two triangles? I personally would need to see the picture of the bloody problem before I say anything at this point =/ it doesn't have 4 points. Point D and E are between AB and AC | ||
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Muirhead
United States556 Posts
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Nal_rAwr
United States2611 Posts
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Caller
Poland8075 Posts
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synapse
China13814 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i43.tinypic.com/1zg6dtz.png) (all #s in degrees) SOLVING FOR X! we know: a = b +10 d = c + 10 e + f = a + b + 110 = 2b + 120 -> (e + f)/2 = a + 50 = b + 60 180 - f - d = x 180 - e - c = y a + c = d + b x + y = 110 what else... | ||
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Muirhead
United States556 Posts
Too many degrees of freedom | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Ivs
Australia139 Posts
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love1another
United States1844 Posts
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Avidkeystamper
United States8554 Posts
Standard angle chasing only gets dead-ends. | ||
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synapse
China13814 Posts
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Jimmeh
United Kingdom908 Posts
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toopham
United States551 Posts
or even exactly 60. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44917 Posts
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