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Angles with vertices on the circle
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An angle with its vertex at the center of the circle.
Measure: Equal to the measure of its intercepted arc.
An angle with its vertex on the circle and sides containing chords.
An inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc.
An inscribed angle intercepts an arc of . Find the measure of the inscribed angle.
Use the Inscribed Angle Theorem:
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Inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are congruent.
An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle (90°).
If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle:
Opposite angles are supplementary (sum to 180°)
Answer: The inscribed angle is
An angle is inscribed in a semicircle. What is its measure?
A semicircle is an arc of 180°.
By the Inscribed Angle Theorem:
Answer: The angle is (a right angle)
Quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle. If and , find .
In an inscribed quadrilateral, opposite angles are supplementary.
Angles A and C are opposite:
Verify: , and ✓
Answer: