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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

07 Sep 2009, 17:49

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Triangle abc is equilateral, therefore all angles are 60. abc = acb = bac = 60.
Similarly, Triangle adc is equilateral, therefore all angles are 60. adc = acd = dac = 60.

Now, angle bad = bac + dac = 120, since each triangle is a reverse image of the other.

Now triangle bad is isosceles, since ab = ad.
Therefore abd = adb = 30, since bad =120.

Hence, B

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

07 Sep 2009, 17:10

A is the center of the circle => AB= AD = AC = BC = CD
=> ABC is a regular triangle => x = 30°

The answer is B

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If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment) and AB = BC = CD, What is the value of x?
A) 15
B) 30
C) 45
D) 60
E) 75

(I tried to draw it the best I could sorry for the inconvenience)

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

25 Feb 2012, 10:55

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you can solve the question easily by knowing two important properties of square and rhombus.

1. diagonals bisect each other.
2. each diagonal forms a 90 degree angle with the other diagonal

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

27 Feb 2012, 07:25

bunuel ,

how can we say that line segment BD cuts the angle ABC in half which property is this , can u expalin me?
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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

27 Feb 2012, 07:42

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pbull78 wrote:

bunuel ,

how can we say that line segment BD cuts the angle ABC in half which property is this , can u expalin me?
thanks

ABC and ACD are two equilateral triangles, which are mirror images of each other if you join vertices B and D, the segment BD must cut AC, the common base, in half. Which makes BD perpendicular bisector of AC --> so BO is a hight, median, and bisector of angle ABC (O being intersection point of BD and AC).

Hope it's clear.
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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

27 Feb 2012, 07:43

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This is a proper rhombus... and this is one of the property of rhombus... that they bisect the diagonals in half.. and the diagonals bisect the angles in half...

also Angle (DAC is 120 degree )
and Triangle DAC is an isosceles triangle.. with base BD... hence angle ABD is 30

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

28 Feb 2012, 10:10

thanks bunuel , i also appreciate the explanation given by jivana.

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

07 Apr 2012, 21:32

In triangle ABC, AB = BC = AC meaning all angles = 60 deg each.
Similarly, in Triangle CDA, AD = CD = AC meaning all angles = 60 deg each.

thus, in quadrilateral ABCD, Angle A = 120 = C and Angle B = 60 deg = Angle D.

Thus in Triangle, ABC A + Angle ABD + Angle ADC = 180

120 + 2 * Angle ABD = 180

x = 30 deg.

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

14 Nov 2013, 01:44

we are given that AB=BC=CD
AB is the radius of the circle, so AB=AD

This makes ABCD a square. Therefore, BD and AC are the diagonals of the square. Angle A, B, C, D = 90 and hence x=45

Why is this not considered that ABCD is a square?

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

14 Nov 2013, 01:49

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aakrity wrote:

ABCD is not a square it's a rhombus (the diagonals are not equal).
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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

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Bunuel wrote:

aakrity wrote:

ABCD is not a square it's a rhombus (the diagonals are not equal).

O right how silly of me I assumed if a quadrilateral has four equal sides, it is a square. Now the solution makes sense to me. Thank you.

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

22 Jun 2014, 08:38

Bunuel wrote:

aakrity wrote:

ABCD is not a square it's a rhombus (the diagonals are not equal).

Bunnel,

So Diagonals are 'angle bisectors' both in a Rhombus (not congruent here) and a Square. But it's not the case in a rectangle where they are congruent and perpendicular bosectors alone.
Is my understanding accurate?
I've read that every point on an angle bisector is equidistant from both the adjacent sides. Is there any other way to identify whether a diagonal is also an angle bisector?

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

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Bunuel wrote:

aakrity wrote:

ABCD is not a square it's a rhombus (the diagonals are not equal).

All is true, except that the diagonals in rectangle are no perpendicular to each other. They bisect each other but not at a right angle.
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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

13 Jan 2016, 03:12

Thought BC and CD were the arcs, not straight lines.
Please provide accurate diagrams of clarify in the statement.

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Re: If A is the center of the circle shown above (see attachment [#permalink]

13 Jan 2016, 04:48

fecob wrote:

Thought BC and CD were the arcs, not straight lines.
Please provide accurate diagrams of clarify in the statement.

BC and CD are arcs of the circle AND straight lines as well as in shown in if-a-is-the-center-of-the-circle-shown-above-see-attachment-83638.html#p1049882

There is no need to provide accurate diagrams as the figure has a note: FIGURE NOT DRAWN TO SCALE.
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