It is given that
P is the of the
△AEC. By definition, an incenter is the of the three of a triangle. Hence,
AD, CF, and
EB are the angle bisectors of
△AEC.
Angle Bisectors:AD,CF, and EB
First, let's consider
AD. It is a bisector of
∠EAC, so angles
∠EAD and
∠DAC are . Thus, the measure of
∠DAB is also
33∘.
Now, we can find the measure of
∠EAC. By the , its measure equals the sum of
m∠EAD and
m∠DAC.
m∠EAC=m∠EAD+m∠DAC=33∘+33∘=66∘
Now we are going to consider
CF. It is a bisector of the angle
∠ACE, so
∠ACF and
∠FCE are congruent. Therefore,
∠ACF also measures
28.5∘.
We can find the measure of
∠ACE by adding the measures of
∠ACF and
∠FCE.
m∠ACE=m∠ACF+m∠FCE=28.5∘+28.5∘=57∘
Now that we know two of the angles measures in
△AEC, ∠EAC and
∠ACE, we can use the . This theorem tells us that the angle measures in any triangle add up to
180∘.
m∠AEC+m∠EAC+m∠ACE=180∘
m∠AEC+66∘+57∘=180∘
m∠AEC+123∘=180∘
m∠AEC=57∘
Now we will consider the last bisector,
EB. It bisects the angle
∠AEC, so
∠AEB and
∠CEB are congruent angles. This means that their measures are the same.
m∠AEB=m∠CEB
We can use this to write an equation that relates the bisected angles to the larger angle. Also, we earlier found that
∠AEC measures
57∘.
m∠AEC57∘=m∠AEB+m∠CEB=m∠AEB+m∠AEB
Let's solve it!
57∘=m∠AEB+m∠AEB
57∘=2m∠AEB
28.5∘=m∠AEB
m∠AEB=28.5∘
Therefore, the measure of
∠AEB, as well as
∠CEB, is
28.5∘. Note that
∠CEB and
∠DEP are both names for the same angle. Hence, the answer is
28.5∘.
m∠DEP=28.5∘