+19 It seems to be the case that if ABCD is a quadrilateral, \(AB=BC=CD\) , and \(\angle ABC+\angle BCD = 240^{\circ}\), then the angle bisectors of \(\angle ABC\) and \(\angle BCD\) intersect on \(\overline{AD}\). Can someone prove or disprove this?
(Note: I reposted this since I left out an important detail previously)
+130071 I think this may prove it :
Let the sum of angles ABC and BCD = 240°
And let the bisectors of angles ABC and BCD be as shown
Since AB = BC = CD
Then by SAS , triangle ABE is congruent to triangle CBE
Similarly, by SAS, triangle CBE is congruent to triangle CDE
So....triangle CDE is congruent to triangle ABE is congruent to triangle CBE
So angles DEC, AEB and BEC are congruent
But angles ABC and BCD sum to 240
So 1/2 ABC + 1/2 BCD = 120
But 1/2ABC = EBC
And 1/2 of BCD = BCE
So angles EBC and BCE = 120
So angle BEC = 180 - (m EBC + BCE) = 180 - 120 = 60
But BEC = AEB = DEC.....so....
60 + 60 + 60 = 180
Therefore angle AED must be straight a straight angle because angle AEB + angle BEC + angle DEC = 60 + 60 + 60 = 180
Thus....E must lie on AD.......and E is the intersection of the bisectors of angles ABC and BCD
+33652 I'm not so sure about this Chris. In statement: "Then by SAS , triangle ABE is congruent to triangle CBE" you have assumed that the bisector of ABC meets the bisector of BCD at the same point on AD (and you then proceed to show everything is consistent if this is the case). In other words, you have assumed what you set out to prove! I think you should start with the assumption that the two bisectors meet at potentially different points, say E and F, on AD, and then show that E and F must be the same point.
