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1990 Baltic Way
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(1)
Equilateral triangle erected on a side defines another
Source:
4/19/2013
Let
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
be a quadrilateral with
A
D
=
B
C
AD = BC
A
D
=
BC
and
∠
D
A
B
+
∠
A
B
C
=
12
0
∘
\angle DAB + \angle ABC = 120^\circ
∠
D
A
B
+
∠
A
BC
=
12
0
∘
. An equilateral triangle
D
P
C
DPC
D
PC
is erected in the exterior of the quadrilateral. Prove that the triangle
A
P
B
APB
A
PB
is also equilateral.
geometry
perpendicular bisector