MHB Find Measure of ∠BAD in ABCD Rhombus

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In the discussion about finding the measure of ∠BAD in rhombus ABCD, it is established that a rhombus is a type of parallelogram with equal side lengths. The points H and K are defined on sides BC and CD, respectively, with equal segments AB, AH, HK, and KA. By denoting ∠B as x and using the properties of the rhombus, a relationship between the angles is derived. The calculations lead to the conclusion that ∠BAD measures 100 degrees. The solution emphasizes the equality of the sides and the angles in the rhombus.
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A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel. A rhombus is a parallelogram with all four sides having equal length.

ABCD is a rhombus. H is on BC, between B and C, and K is on CD, between
C and D, such that AB = AH = HK = KA.
Determine the measure of ∠BAD.I've tried making isosceles triangles with little success
 
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\begin{tikzpicture}
\renewcommand\ss{2}
\coordinate[label=above:$A$] (A) at (0,0);
\path (A) ++(220:\ss) coordinate[label=left:$D$] (D);
\path (A) ++(-40:\ss) coordinate[label=right:$B$] (B);
\path (D) ++(-40:\ss) coordinate[label=below:$C$] (C);
\path (A) ++(-60:\ss) coordinate[label=below right:$H$] (H);
\path (A) ++(240:\ss) coordinate[label=below left:$K$] (K);
\draw (A) -- (B) -- (C) -- (D) -- cycle;
\draw (A) -- (H) -- (K) -- cycle;
\foreach \p in {A,B,D,C,H,K} \fill (\p) circle (1.5pt);
\end{tikzpicture}​
I suggest denoting $\angle B=\angle D$ by $x$ and trying to express other angles through it, eventually arriving at some equation in $x$. Note that the sides of the rhombus and the sides of the triangle are all equal.
 
I got A=100 degrees?
 
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$x=\angle{B},\quad2x+4(180-2x)+120=360\implies x=80^{\circ}\implies\angle{BAD}=100^{\circ}$
 
Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?

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