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four isosceles triangles in a circle solution

Four Isosceles Triangles in a Circle

Four Isosceles Triangles in a Circle

All four triangles are isosceles. What’s the angle?

Solution by Isosceles Triangles and Cyclic Quadrilateral

Four isosceles triangles in a circle labelled

Let aa be angle CA^EC \hat{A} E. As triangle EABE A B is isosceles, angle AE^BA \hat{E} B is 180 2a180^\circ - 2 a. As triangle ECAE C A is also isosceles, angle EC^AE \hat{C} A is also 180 2a180^\circ - 2 a and angle CE^AC \hat{E} A is also aa. Since triangle CE^BC \hat{E} B is isosceles, angle CE^BC \hat{E} B is also 180 2a180^\circ - 2 a. Looking at angle CE^AC \hat{E} A, then a=2(180 2a)a = 2 (180^\circ - 2 a) which means that a=72 a = 72^\circ. Lastly, the quadrilateral ACDEA C D E is cyclic so angle ED^CE \hat{D} C is 180 72 =108 180^\circ - 72^\circ = 108^\circ.