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A = 36^o, AB = AC, C-bisector intersects AB at D, find BC without trig

Source: Spanish Mathematical Olympiad 1994 P4

July 31, 2018
geometryisoscelestrigonometry

Problem Statement

In a triangle ABCABC with A=36o \angle A = 36^o and AB=ACAB = AC, the bisector of the angle at CC meets the oposite side at DD. Compute the angles of BCD\triangle BCD. Express the length of side BCBC in terms of the length bb of side ACAC without using trigonometric functions.