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#1 2012-05-23 00:46:12
Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
In the adjoining figure,
Find angle BCD
Please give me the steps to do it
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#2 2012-05-23 01:25:48
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
First fin BAD from the triangle ABD,and get BCD from the fact that the quadrilayeral ABCD is inscribed in a circle,which means that BAD+BCD=180°.
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#3 2012-05-23 01:35:19
Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
How do you know that BAD+BCD=180 degrees?
What is the property being used?
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#4 2012-05-23 04:02:19
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
hi Agnishom
This is one of the five "angle properties of a circle" **
see diagram
The angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference so
reflex BED = 2 x BAD
and
acute BED = 2 x BCD
As reflex BED + acute BED = 360 => BAD + BCD = 180.
This is true for both pairs of opposite angles in all cyclic quadrilaterals.
**Do you want to know the other four?
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#5 2012-05-23 22:54:54
Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
Thanks Bob;
Now I understand
Will you kindly tell me the other properties?
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#6 2012-05-24 19:36:11
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
hi Agnishom
(1) In any circle the angle made by a chord AB at the centre is twice the angle made at the circumference.
In diagram 1, AOB = 2 x APB
proof: Extend PO to C (exact position is not important)
Let x = APC and y = CPB
Triangle APO is isosceles (AO = PO = radius) => PAO = x => AOC = 2x
Similarly, COB = 2y.
Thus AOB = 2x + 2y = 2(x+y) = 2 x APB
(2) Two angles on the same arc and made by the same chord will be equal.
As the angle AOB is fixed whilst AB is fixed, the point P may be moved to position Q with AQB = APB = half AOB
The proof of (1) breaks down if Q is moved so far round the circle that it moves the other side of A or the other side of B. So Q = P only whilst Q is on the same arc as P.
If Q moves to the other side of the circle use property (4)
(3) If AB is a diameter then APB = 90.
obvious as 180 = 2 x 90
(4) Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral add up to 180.
Proof given in earlier post.
Note: Given any three non collinear points, it is always possible to draw exactly one circle that goes through them.
If a fourth point is placed somewhere not on the circle a quadrilateral is made that is definitely not cyclic.
But, if the point is moved onto the circle, then property (4) applies.
Property (5) in next post.
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#7 2012-05-24 19:53:22
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
Property (5)
The angle between a tangent and a chord is equal to the angle made by the chord on the opposite side of the circle.
In the diagram, TB is a tangent to the circle at B. TBA = APB
proof; AOB = 2x + 2y (see proof above for definition of x and y)
=> OBA = 90 - (x+y)
But OBT = 90 => TBA = x + y
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#8 2012-05-24 20:04:23
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Thanks
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#9 2012-05-24 23:23:13
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
Isn't (3) just a special case of (1)?
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#10 2012-05-24 23:50:41
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Re: Will someone tell me about this circle and chord relation?
Yes, but it's useful to have it as a separate case.
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