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2025 AMC 10B Problem 5

Problem 5 of 25EasierGeometry

In △ABC,\triangle ABC, AB=10,AB = 10, AC=18,AC = 18, and ∠B=130∘.\angle B = 130^\circ. Let OO be the center of the circle containing points A,A, B,B, and C.C. What is the degree measure of ∠CAO?\angle CAO?

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Since OO is the circumcenter, OA=OB=OC.OA = OB = OC. The inscribed angle ∠B=130∘\angle B = 130^\circ subtends arc AC,AC, and because BB is obtuse, the central angle is ∠AOC=360∘\angle AOC = 360^\circ −2⋅130∘=100∘.- 2 \cdot 130^\circ = 100^\circ. Triangle OACOAC is isosceles, so ∠CAO=180∘−100∘2=40∘.\angle CAO = \tfrac{180^\circ - 100^\circ}{2} = 40^\circ. (The lengths ABAB and ACAC never enter.) Thus, C is the correct answer.
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