Find Angle BCD: Complex Geometric Figure with 90° Perpendicular Angles

Question

It is known that angles A and D are equal to 90 degrees

Angle BCE is equal to 55 degrees

Angle DEB is equal to 95 degrees

Angle FCD is equal to 50 degrees

Complete the value of angle BCD based on the data from the figure.

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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the value of BCD
00:03 The angle is angle C between points B and D
00:09 The entire angle equals the sum of its parts
00:28 We'll substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve to find the angle
00:50 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's look at angle BCD and break it down into the angles that compose it:

BCD=BCF+FCE+ECD BCD=BCF+FCE+ECD

Note that the angle values we wrote in the formula are given to us in the diagram, and now we'll substitute them:

BCD=25+30+20 BCD=25+30+20

BCD=75 BCD=75

Answer

75