Find this angle given the triangle's Orthocenter

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Homework Statement
An acute ##\triangle ABC##, inscribed in a circle ##k## with radii ##R##, is given. Point ##H## is the orthocenter of ##\triangle ABC## and ##AH=R##. Find ##\angle BAC##. (Answer: ##60^\circ##)
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##AD## is diameter, thus ##\angle ACD = \angle ABD = 90^\circ##. Also ##HBDC## is a parallelogram because ##HC||BD, HB||CD##. It seems useless and I don't know how to continue. Thank you in advance!
 
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LCKurtz said:
What drawing program did you use to make that figure?
I've used GeoGebra.
 
This actually doesn't have one answer. just put A=70 for example, and it won't go wrong, or 60, and etc.
 
ali PMPAINT said:
This actually doesn't have one answer. just put A=70 for example, and it won't go wrong, or 60, and etc.
I don't get what you are trying to say. If you try to draw the same picture with an angle of ##70^\circ## you don't get the lengths ##AH = AO##.
 
LCKurtz said:
I don't get what you are trying to say. If you try to draw the same picture with an angle of ##70^\circ## you don't get the lengths ##AH = AO##.
Oh, yes, you are right. For reasons, I thought any angle would be correct
 
kaloyan said:
Problem Statement: An acute ##\triangle ABC##, inscribed in a circle ##k## with radii ##R##, is given. Point ##H## is the orthocenter of ##\triangle ABC## and ##AH=R##. Find ##\angle BAC##. (Answer: ##60^\circ##)
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##AD## is diameter, thus ##\angle ACD = \angle ABD = 90^\circ##. Also ##HBDC## is a parallelogram because ##HC||BD, HB||CD##. It seems useless and I don't know how to continue. Thank you in advance!
So, you can continue by showing first portion A is equal to the third portion A, Then try to use trigonometry since AH=AO=R and AD=2R, and then you will get the answer.
 
ali PMPAINT said:
So, you can continue by showing first portion A is equal to the third portion A, Then try to use trigonometry since AH=AO=R and AD=2R, and then you will get the answer.
I'm 8th grade - I do not know Trigonometry.
 
kaloyan said:
I'm 8th grade - I do not know Trigonometry.
What about similarity? It can be solved by it.(I don't know how is your country's education system)
And another clue to solve the problem: After you showed that the first portion A is equal to the third portion A, then by this and by knowing that AH=AO=R and AD=2R , try to prove 2AE=AB (by similarity)