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pentagram in a circle solution

Pentagram in a Circle

Pentagram in a Circle

Angles of the same colour are the same size. What’s the orange angle?

Solution by Angles in a Semi-Circle, Angles in the Same Segment, and Angles in a Triangle

Pentagram in a circle labelled

With the points labelled as in the diagram, the line segment ACA C is a diameter of the circle. Since the angle in a semi-circle is a right-angle, angles AE^CA \hat{E} C, AD^CA \hat{D} C, and CB^AC \hat{B} A are all 90 90^\circ. Then as angles in the same segment are equal, angle AE^BA \hat{E} B is the same as angle AD^BA \hat{D} B. This means that the red angle is 45 45^\circ. Also, angles DA^ED \hat{A} E and DB^ED \hat{B} E are the same so as angles in a triangle add up to 180 180^\circ, considering triangle AECA E C shows that the blue angle is 30 30^\circ.

Again, using angles in the same segment then angle AC^BA \hat{C} B is the same as AD^BA \hat{D} B, which is 45 45^\circ, and angle DB^CD \hat{B} C is the same as DA^CD \hat{A} C, which is 30 30^\circ. So as angles in a triangle add up to 180 180^\circ, angle BF^CB \hat{F} C is 180 30 45 =105 180^\circ - 30^\circ - 45^\circ = 105^\circ.