Questions: If the angle ABD is 60 degrees, what is angle BAC? Show all your work.

If the angle ABD is 60 degrees, what is angle BAC? Show all your work.
Transcript text: If the $\angle A B D$ is 60 degrees, what is $\angle B A C$ ? Show all your work.
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If $\angle ABD$ is 60 degrees, what is $\angle BAC$? Given $\angle ABD = 60^{\circ}$ Since B, D, and C are collinear, $\angle ABC = 180^{\circ}$. Thus, $\angle DBC = 180^{\circ} - \angle ABD = 180^{\circ} - 60^{\circ} = 120^{\circ}$ In $\triangle ABC$, AD is the altitude, and D is the midpoint of BC, therefore AD is also the median, angle bisector, and perpendicular bisector of BC. Since AD is the median, BD = CD. Since AD is an altitude, AD is perpendicular to BC. Therefore $\angle ADB = \angle ADC = 90^{\circ}$. Since AD is the angle bisector, $\angle BAD = \angle CAD$. Let $\angle BAC = x$. Then $\angle BAD = \angle CAD = \frac{x}{2}$. Consider $\triangle ABD$. We know $\angle ABD = 60^{\circ}$ and $\angle ADB = 90^{\circ}$. Therefore $\angle BAD + \angle ABD + \angle ADB = 180^{\circ}$ $\frac{x}{2} + 60^{\circ} + 90^{\circ} = 180^{\circ}$ $\frac{x}{2} + 150^{\circ} = 180^{\circ}$ $\frac{x}{2} = 30^{\circ}$ $x = 60^{\circ}$

\\(\boxed{\angle BAC = 60^{\circ}}\\)

\\(\boxed{\angle BAC = 60^{\circ}}\\)

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