SOLUTION: ABCD and DEFG are congruent squares. Find the measurement of angle ACF image: https://imgur.com/a/5fK4nvs

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Question 1199846: ABCD and DEFG are congruent squares. Find the measurement of angle ACF
image: https://imgur.com/a/5fK4nvs

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)  Triangle CDE is equilateral triangle 
     (since it is isosceles CD = ED and the angle between 
      these congruent sides is 60°).

      Therefore, all its interior angles are 60° each.



(b)  angle ACE is 45° + 60° = 105°.

     angle CEF is 60° + 90° = 150°.



(c)  Triangle CEF is isosceles, since  CE = EF.

     Therefore, angle FCE = %28180-150%29%2F2 = 30%2F2 = 15°.



(d)  < ACF = < ACE - < FCE = 105° - 15° = 90°.



ANSWER.  Angle ACF is 90° (right angle).

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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since DC=DE and ∠CDE = 60o, △CDE is equilateral.
Therefore all the line segments except CF and AC are equal in length.

∠CED = 60o because △CDE is equilateral.
∠DEF = 90o because it is an internal angle of square DEFG
∠CED + ∠DEF = 60o + 90o = 150o
△CEF is isosceles because CE = EF.
The base angles of △CEF are equal in measure, and we can find them
by subtracting 180o-150o = 30o, and
then taking half and getting 15o.
So base ∠ECF = 15o,
∠DCE = 60o because △CDE is equilateral.
∠DCF = ∠DCE-∠ECF = 60o-15o = 45o
∠ACD = 45o because △ADC is an isosceles right triangle
∠ACF = ∠DCF + ∠ACD = 45o + 45o = 90o

Edwin