IMO C:
Isosceles triangles with two sides = Radius
Angle BOA = Angle BAO
Angle BCO = Angle CBO
From 1: Angle COD = 60.
From 2: Angle BCO = 40 => Angle COB = 100
Angle BAO = Angle BOA = 180-60-100=20
Whats the OA?
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In the figure shown. point O is the center of the semicircle
Source: Beat The GMAT — Data Sufficiency |
Ok there are 2 concepts of a triangle that are applied to this question.
1. exterior angle theorem: An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles.
2. opposite sides of equal angles are also equal.
Given in the question:
OC=OB=AB. BAO = ?
St 1: COD = 60
BAO+BCO = 60 (Exterior angle theorem)
BCO = OBC
BAO+OBC = 60
BAO+BOA = OBC (exterior angle theorem)
BAO = BOA
2BAO = OBC
3BAO = 60
BAO = 20....SUFF
ST 2 BCO = 40
BCO = OBC
2BAO = OBC
BAO = 20....SUFF
Answer is D.
1. exterior angle theorem: An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite interior angles.
2. opposite sides of equal angles are also equal.
Given in the question:
OC=OB=AB. BAO = ?
St 1: COD = 60
BAO+BCO = 60 (Exterior angle theorem)
BCO = OBC
BAO+OBC = 60
BAO+BOA = OBC (exterior angle theorem)
BAO = BOA
2BAO = OBC
3BAO = 60
BAO = 20....SUFF
ST 2 BCO = 40
BCO = OBC
2BAO = OBC
BAO = 20....SUFF
Answer is D.
















