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In the diagram below, ABC is an equilateral triangle. ADE is an isosceles triangle such that line AD=line DE. Angle BAE is 130°. Find the size of angle EDC.

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140∘\text{}140^\circ\text{}

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25. Katika mchoro hapa chini, ABC ni pembetatu pacha. ADE ni pembetatu pacha yenye AD=DE. Pembe BAE ni 130∘130^\circ. Tafuta ukubwa wa pembe EDC.

  1. Tumia sifa za pembetatu pacha (equilateral triangle) ABC.

    Kwa kuwa △ABC\triangle ABC ni pembetatu pacha, pembe zake zote ni 60∘60^\circ.
    Hivyo, ∠BAC=60∘\angle BAC = 60^\circ.
    Kwa kuwa D iko kwenye mstari AC, ∠DAC\angle DAC ni sawa na ∠BAC\angle BAC.

  2. Kokotoa pembe ∠DAE\angle DAE.

    Tunapewa ∠BAE=130∘\angle BAE = 130^\circ.
    Kutoka kwenye mchoro, ∠BAE=∠BAC+∠DAE\angle BAE = \angle BAC + \angle DAE.
    Badilisha thamani zinazojulikana:

    130∘=60∘+∠DAE130^\circ = 60^\circ + \angle DAE

    Toa 60∘60^\circ kutoka pande zote mbili:

    ∠DAE=130∘−60∘\angle DAE = 130^\circ - 60^\circ ∠DAE=70∘\angle DAE = 70^\circ
  3. Tumia sifa za pembetatu pacha (isosceles triangle) ADE.

    Tunapewa kwamba △ADE\triangle ADE ni pembetatu pacha na AD=DEAD = DE.
    Katika pembetatu pacha, pembe zinazoelekeana na pande sawa ni sawa.
    Hivyo, ∠DAE=∠DEA\angle DAE = \angle DEA.
    Kwa kuwa ∠DAE=70∘\angle DAE = 70^\circ, basi ∠DEA=70∘\angle DEA = 70^\circ.

  4. Kokotoa pembe ∠ADE\angle ADE.

    Jumla ya pembe katika pembetatu ni 180∘180^\circ.
    Katika △ADE\triangle ADE:

    ∠ADE+∠DAE+∠DEA=180∘\angle ADE + \angle DAE + \angle DEA = 180^\circ ∠ADE+70∘+70∘=180∘\angle ADE + 70^\circ + 70^\circ = 180^\circ ∠ADE+140∘=180∘\angle ADE + 140^\circ = 180^\circ ∠ADE=180∘−140∘\angle ADE = 180^\circ - 140^\circ ∠ADE=40∘\angle ADE = 40^\circ
  5. Kokotoa pembe ∠EDC\angle EDC.

    Kwa kuwa D iko kwenye mstari AC, pembe ∠ADC\angle ADC ni mstari ulionyooka, hivyo ni 180∘180^\circ.
    Pembe ∠ADE\angle ADE na ∠EDC\angle EDC ziko kwenye mstari ulionyooka AC.
    Hivyo, ∠ADE+∠EDC=180∘\angle ADE + \angle EDC = 180^\circ.
    Badilisha thamani ya ∠ADE\angle ADE:

    40∘+∠EDC=180∘40^\circ + \angle EDC = 180^\circ

    Toa 40∘40^\circ kutoka pande zote mbili:

    ∠EDC=180∘−40∘\angle EDC = 180^\circ - 40^\circ ∠EDC=140∘\angle EDC = 140^\circ

    Ukubwa wa pembe EDC ni 140∘\text{}140^\circ\text{}.

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