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Circle Theorems 3

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Circle Theorems

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Angles in the same segment are equal

  • All triangles drawn from a chord in the same segment will have the same angle at the circumference.
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Proof

  • Draw in radii from the ends of the chord.
  • Label the angle at the centre.
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Proof continued

  • Using ‘angle at centre twice that at the circumference’ we see that
    z = 2x, z = 2y and so x = y.

Circle Theorems

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Alternate segment theorem

  • The angle between a tangent and a chord is always equal to the angle at the circumference of any triangle formed from the chord.
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Proof

  • Draw in a diameter from the point where the tangent touches. Connect it to the other end of the chord.
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Proof continued

  • Using ‘radius and tangent meet at a right angle’ we get a right angle where the diameter meets the tangent.
  • Using ‘angle in a semicircle is 90°’ we get that the angle at the other end of the chord is a right angle too.
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Proof continued

  • We find that the angle at the bottom of the diameter is the same as x.
  • Using ‘angles in same segment’ we get that x = y.

Circle Theorems

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Internal intersecting chord theorem

  • If two chords intersect inside the circle, the following relationship is true:
    • |AS| × |SB| = |CS| × |SD|
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External intersecting chord theorem

  • If two chords intersect outside of the circle, the following relationship is true:
    • |MN| × |NO| = |OP| × |PQ|

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