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Two Squares Inside an Equilateral Triangle

Two Squares Inside an Equilateral Triangle

Two squares inside an equilateral triangle. What’s the angle?

Solution by Interior Angles of Regular Polygons

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The line segment ABA B is parallel to the base of the equilateral triangle, so triangle ABCA B C is also equilateral. Therefore, line segments ACA C and ABA B are of equal length, so triangle ACDA C D is isosceles. The angle DA^CD \hat{A} C is 90 +60 =150 90^\circ + 60^\circ = 150^\circ as it is formed from interior angles in regular polygons, so angle CD^AC \hat{D} A is 15 15^\circ. This leaves 75 75^\circ for angle FD^CF \hat{D} C and so angle ED^CE \hat{D} C is 45 +75 =120 45^\circ + 75^\circ = 120^\circ.