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O is the center of a circle. OBCD is a rhombus inscribed in the circle. If OB=BC=CD=DO, find the angle BAD.

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60∘\text{60}^\circ

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  1. Identify properties of the given shapes.

    O is the center of the circle, so all segments from O to points on the circumference are radii. Thus, OA=OB=OC=ODOA = OB = OC = OD.
    OBCD is a rhombus. By definition, all sides of a rhombus are equal in length. So, OB=BC=CD=DOOB = BC = CD = DO.

  2. Deduce side lengths and triangle types.

    Combining the properties from Step 1, we have:
    OB=OC=ODOB = OC = OD (radii)
    OB=BC=CD=DOOB = BC = CD = DO (sides of rhombus)
    Therefore, all segments OB,BC,CD,DO,OCOB, BC, CD, DO, OC are equal in length.
    This implies that △OBC\triangle OBC is an equilateral triangle (since OB=BC=OCOB=BC=OC) and △OCD\triangle OCD is an equilateral triangle (since OC=CD=DOOC=CD=DO).

  3. Calculate angles within the equilateral triangles.

    In an equilateral triangle, all interior angles are 60∘60^\circ.
    So, ∠BOC=60∘\angle BOC = 60^\circ and ∠COD=60∘\angle COD = 60^\circ.

  4. Calculate the angle at the center subtended by arc BCD.

    The angle ∠BOD\angle BOD is the sum of ∠BOC\angle BOC and ∠COD\angle COD.

    ∠BOD=∠BOC+∠COD=60∘+60∘=120∘\angle BOD = \angle BOC + \angle COD = 60^\circ + 60^\circ = 120^\circ

    This angle ∠BOD\angle BOD is the angle at the center subtended by the arc BCD.

  5. Apply the circle theorem relating angle at center and angle at circumference.

    The angle subtended by an arc at the center of a circle is twice the angle subtended by the same arc at any point on the remaining part of the circumference.
    In this case, ∠BAD\angle BAD (which is tt) is the angle at the circumference subtended by the arc BCD.
    Therefore,

    ∠BOD=2×∠BAD\angle BOD = 2 \times \angle BAD 120∘=2×t120^\circ = 2 \times t
  6. Solve for tt.

    t=120∘2t = \frac{120^\circ}{2} t=60∘t = 60^\circ

    The value of tt is 60∘\boxed{\text{60}^\circ}.

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