
Given: OB bisects ∠ABC
OC bisects ∠BCD
To find: the measure of ∠BOC
[Note: if you had proved that OB and OC intersect at the center, you
could just observe that ∠BOC is a central angle and has measure
.
But we will assume you haven't proved that.]
The sum of the measures of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon
is given by the formula (n-2)×180°
Since this is a heptagon, n=7 and the sum of the measures of the
interior angles is (7-2)×180° = (5)×180° = 900°
Since this heptagon is regular, all the interior angles are congruent
and have equal measure. Therefore
m∠ABC = m∠BCD =
Since OB and OC bisect those interior angles,
m∠OBC = m∠OCB =
×
=
Since the sum of the measures of the interior angles of ᐃBOC is 180°,
m∠OBC + m∠OCB + m∠BOC = 180°
+
+ m∠BOC = 180°
+ m∠BOC = 180°
m∠BOC = 180° -
m∠BOC =
-
m∠BOC =
=
°
Edwin