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Find the angle of an isosceles triangle with BC = BD + AD

Source: Canada 1996; Moroccan correspendance program 2005(?) (Problem 4) (posted by Erdos)

March 4, 2006
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Problem Statement

Let triangle ABCABC be an isosceles triangle with AB=ACAB = AC. Suppose that the angle bisector of its angle ∠B\angle B meets the side ACAC at a point DD and that BC=BD+ADBC = BD+AD. Determine ∠A\angle A.
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