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Apexes of triangles lie on semicircle

Source: 42nd International Tournament of Towns, Senior O-Level P2, Fall 2020

February 18, 2023
geometryTournament of Towns

Problem Statement

There were ten points X1,,X10X_1, \ldots , X_{10} on a line in this particular order. Pete constructed an isosceles triangle on each segment X1X2,X2X3,,X9X10X_1X_2, X_2X_3,\ldots, X_9X_{10} as a base with the angle α\alpha{} at its apex. It so happened that all the apexes of those triangles lie on a common semicircle with diameter X1X10X_1X_{10}. Find α\alpha{}.
Egor Bakaev