In the figure below, ABCD is a rectangle. The points E and F lie on the rectangle ABCD. ∠DFE=105∘\angle DFE = 105^\circ, ∠EAC=32∘\angle EAC = 32^\circ and ∠BCE=50∘\angle BCE = 50^\circ.

  1. (a)

    Find ∠ECA\angle ECA.

    Answer : (a) ___

  2. (b)

    Find ∠FEC\angle FEC.

    Answer : (b) ___

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11(a)

1. Find $\angle BCA$ using the right-angled triangle $ABC$.

Since EE lies on the line segment ABAB, ∠BAC=∠EAC=32∘\angle BAC = \angle EAC = 32^\circ.
In the rectangle ABCDABCD, ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC = 90^\circ.
Considering △ABC\triangle ABC:
∠BCA=180∘−90∘−32∘=58∘\angle BCA = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 32^\circ = 58^\circ

2. Calculate $\angle ECA$.

From the figure, ∠BCA=∠BCE+∠ECA\angle BCA = \angle BCE + \angle ECA.
∠ECA=∠BCA−∠BCE\angle ECA = \angle BCA - \angle BCE
∠ECA=58∘−50∘=8∘\angle ECA = 58^\circ - 50^\circ = 8^\circ

Answer

8∘8^\circ

11(b)

1. Find $\angle CEB$ using the right-angled triangle $BCE$.

In rectangle ABCDABCD, ∠B=90∘\angle B = 90^\circ.
In △BCE\triangle BCE, the sum of angles is 180∘180^\circ.
∠CEB=180∘−90∘−50∘=40∘\angle CEB = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 50^\circ = 40^\circ

2. Use alternate interior angles to find $\angle BEF$ and then $\angle FEC$.

Since AB∥DCAB \parallel DC, alternate interior angles are equal.
∠BEF=∠DFE=105∘\angle BEF = \angle DFE = 105^\circ
From the figure, ∠BEF=∠FEC+∠CEB\angle BEF = \angle FEC + \angle CEB.
105∘=∠FEC+40∘105^\circ = \angle FEC + 40^\circ
∠FEC=105∘−40∘=65∘\angle FEC = 105^\circ - 40^\circ = 65^\circ

Answer

65∘65^\circ

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