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    Two Radii and A Chord Make An Isosceles Triangle

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    This document defines and proves several key geometric properties relating to circles, including: 1) An isosceles triangle can be formed using two radii and a chord of a circle. 2) The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord will always bisect the chord. 3) Angles formed from two points on a circle's circumference are equal to other angles formed in the same arc from those points. 4) Angles formed by lines drawn from the ends of a diameter to the circumference form a right angle, and angles in a semi-circle are right angles.

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    Two Radii and A Chord Make An Isosceles Triangle

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    This document defines and proves several key geometric properties relating to circles, including: 1) An isosceles triangle can be formed using two radii and a chord of a circle. 2) The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord will always bisect the chord. 3) Angles formed from two points on a circle's circumference are equal to other angles formed in the same arc from those points. 4) Angles formed by lines drawn from the ends of a diameter to the circumference form a right angle, and angles in a semi-circle are right angles.

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    This document defines and proves several key geometric properties relating to circles, including: 1) An isosceles triangle can be formed using two radii and a chord of a circle. 2) The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord will always bisect the chord. 3) Angles formed from two points on a circle's circumference are equal to other angles formed in the same arc from those points. 4) Angles formed by lines drawn from the ends of a diameter to the circumference form a right angle, and angles in a semi-circle are right angles.

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    Two Radii and A Chord Make An Isosceles Triangle

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    This document defines and proves several key geometric properties relating to circles, including: 1) An isosceles triangle can be formed using two radii and a chord of a circle. 2) The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord will always bisect the chord. 3) Angles formed from two points on a circle's circumference are equal to other angles formed in the same arc from those points. 4) Angles formed by lines drawn from the ends of a diameter to the circumference form a right angle, and angles in a semi-circle are right angles.

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    Isosceles Triangle

    Two Radii and a chord make an isosceles triangle.

    Perpendicular Chord Bisection


    The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord will always bisect the chord (split it
    into two equal lengths).

    Angles Subtended on the Same Arc

    Angles formed from two points on the circumference are equal to other angles, in the same
    arc, formed from those two points.
    Angle in a Semi-Circle

    Angles formed by drawing lines from the ends of the diameter of a circle to its
    circumference form a right angle. So c is a right angle.
    Proof
    We can split the triangle in two by drawing a line from the centre of the circle to the point on
    the circumference our triangle touches.

    We know that each of the lines which is a radius of the circle (the green lines) are the same
    length. Therefore each of the two triangles is isosceles and has a pair of equal angles.

    But all of these angles together must add up to 180°, since they are the angles of the
    original big triangle.
    Therefore x + y + x + y = 180, in other words 2(x + y) = 180.
    and so x + y = 90. But x + y is the size of the angle we wanted to find.
    Tangents
    A tangent to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle at only one point (so it does
    not cross the circle- it just touches it).
    A tangent to a circle forms a right angle with the circle's radius, at the point of contact of the
    tangent.
    Also, if two tangents are drawn on a circle and they cross, the lengths of the two tangents
    (from the point where they touch the circle to the point where they cross) will be the same.

    Angle at the Centre

    The angle formed at the centre of the circle by lines originating from two points on the
    circle's circumference is double the angle formed on the circumference of the circle by lines
    originating from the same points. i.e. a = 2b.
    Proof
    You might have to be able to prove this fact:

    OA = OX since both of these are equal to the radius of the circle. The triangle AOX is
    therefore isosceles and so ∠OXA = a
    Similarly, ∠OXB = b

    Since the angles in a triangle add up to 180, we know that ∠XOA = 180 - 2a
    Similarly, ∠BOX = 180 - 2b
    Since the angles around a point add up to 360, we have that ∠AOB = 360 - ∠XOA - ∠BOX
    = 360 - (180 - 2a) - (180 - 2b)
    = 2a + 2b = 2(a + b) = 2 ∠AXB
    Alternate Segment Theorem

    This diagram shows the alternate segment theorem. In short, the red angles are equal to
    each other and the green angles are equal to each other.
    Proof
    You may have to be able to prove the alternate segment theorem:

    We use facts about related angles


    A tangent makes an angle of 90 degrees with the radius of a circle, so we know that ∠OAC
    + x = 90.
    The angle in a semi-circle is 90, so ∠BCA = 90.
    The angles in a triangle add up to 180, so ∠BCA + ∠OAC + y = 180
    Therefore 90 + ∠OAC + y = 180 and so ∠OAC + y = 90
    But OAC + x = 90, so ∠OAC + x = ∠OAC + y
    Hence x = y
    Cyclic Quadrilaterals
    A cyclic quadrilateral is a four-sided figure in a circle, with each vertex (corner) of the
    quadrilateral touching the circumference of the circle. The opposite angles of such a
    quadrilateral add up to 180 degrees.
    Area of Sector and Arc Length

    If the radius of the circle is r,


    Area of sector = πr2 × A/360
    Arc length = 2πr × A/360
    In other words, area of sector = area of circle × A/360
    arc length = circumference of circle × A/360

    For more information on Circle Definitions click here

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