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Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle, Find B

ZBDC is
O
A
40°
D
C

Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle, Find B ZBDC is O A 40° D C-example-1
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Answer:

75°

Explanation:

You want the measure of angle BDC in the given figure of an isosceles triangle.

Isosceles

The fact that triangle ABC is isosceles means the base angles at B and C are congruent. Their measure is ...

(180° -40°)/2 = 70°

Bisector

Segment BD bisects angle B, so each half will be half the measure of base angle B: 35°.

Exterior angle

Exterior angle BDC to triangle ABD will have a measure equal to the sum of the remote interior angles:

∠BDC = ∠DBA + ∠A

∠BDC = 35° +40° = 75°

The measure of ∠BDC is 75°.

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Triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle, Find B ZBDC is O A 40° D C-example-1
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