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Example Question #21 : Sectors
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The above figure shows a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. Evaluate
.
The question cannot be answered from the information given.
If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then each pair of its opposite angles are supplementary - that is, their degree measures total
.and are two such angles, so
Setting
and , and solving for :
,
the correct response.
Example Question #31 : Circles
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
The above figure shows a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. Evaluate
.
The question cannot be answered from the information given.
The question cannot be answered from the information given.
If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then each pair of its opposite angles are supplementary - that is, their degree measures total
.and are two such angles, so
Setting
and , and solving for :
,
The statement turns out to be true regardless of the value of
. Therefore, without further information, the value of cannot be determined.Example Question #11 : How To Find The Angle Of A Sector
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
The above figure shows a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. Evaluate
.
If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then each pair of its opposite angles are supplementary - that is, their degree measures total
.and are two such angles, so
Setting
and , and solving for :
,
the correct response.
Example Question #11 : How To Find The Angle Of A Sector
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the above diagram.
is a diameter. Evaluate
is a diameter, so is a semicircle - therefore, . By the Arc Addition Principle,
If we let
, then,
and
If a secant and a tangent are drawn from a point to a circle, the measure of the angle they form is half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. Since
and are such segments intercepting and , it holds that
Setting
, , and :
The inscribed angle that intercepts this arc,
, has half this measure:.
This is the correct response.
Example Question #12 : How To Find The Angle Of A Sector
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
In the above figure,
is a diameter. Also, the ratio of the length of to that of is 7 to 5. Give the measure of .
The measure of
cannot be determine from the information given.
is a diameter, so is a semicircle, which has measure . By the Arc Addition Principle,
If we let
, then, substituting:,
and
the ratio of the length of
to that of is 7 to 5; this is also the ratio of their degree measures; that is,
Setting
and :
Cross-multiply, then solve for
:
, and
If a secant and a tangent are drawn from a point to a circle, the measure of the angle they form is half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. Since
and are such segments whose angle intercepts and , it holds that:
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