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We show that the interior angles are 108°
and that they are trisected at each vertex
into three 36° angles.
The sum of the interior angles is
(n-2)*180° = (5-2)*180° = 3*180° = 540°
Since they are all equal, each interior
angle is 108°
Angle ABC = 108°
Triangle ABC is isosceles because AB = BC.
The base angles are (180°-108°)/2 = 36° each.
So Angle BAC = BCA = 36°
Angle AED = 108°
Triangle AED is isosceles because AE = ED.
The base angles are (180°-108°)/2 = 36° each.
So Angle EAD = DEA = 36°
Angle BAC = 108° = BAC+EAD+CAD
BAC = 108° = 36°+36°+CAD
108° = 72°+CAD
36° = CAD
So each of the angles at A are 36°. That is easily
proved at all 5 vertices.
Therefore it's easy to show that the base angles
of both triangles ABD and AEC are 72° (making them
isosceles) and the corresponding sides between them
are AB and BE respectively, so they are congruent
by angle-side-angle.
Edwin