GCSE Maths Revision | Geometry and Measure

Circle Theorems - Worksheet

Skill
Group A - Angles at the Centre, Cyclic Quadrilaterals
Calculate the size of the missing angles marked θ
1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

7) 8) 9)

10) 11) 12)

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Group B - Alternate Segment Theorem, Angles in the Same Segment

Calculate the size of the missing angles marked θ
1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

7) 8) 9)

10) 11) 12)

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Group C - Angles in a Semicircle, Tangent of a Circle

Calculate the size of the missing angles marked θ
1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

7) 8) 9)

10) 11) 12)

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Applied

1) (a) 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 are points on the circle with centre 𝑂. Calculate the size of angle
𝐴𝐶𝐵. Explain your answer.

(b) A new chord connects points 𝐶 and 𝐷. Calculate the angle 𝐴𝐷𝐶.

2) (a) The diagram below shows a semicircle with the quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 inscribed
inside. Calculate the size of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐷.

(b) A line connects 𝐴 and 𝐶. What is the size of angle 𝐴𝐶𝐵. Explain your answer.

3) (a) Use the diagram below to calculate the value of 𝑥.

(b) Hence or otherwise, calculate the value of 𝑦.

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4) (a) 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐷 are parallel lines in the circle with centre 𝑂. Prove that 𝐴𝐸𝐷 is an
isosceles triangle.

(b) Point 𝐹 on the circumference lies between 𝐴 and 𝐵. If angle 𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 52°, what is
the size of angle 𝐶𝐹𝐷. Explain your answer.

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Circle Theorems - Exam Questions

1) (a) Prove that the angle at the centre is ….……………

twice the angle at the circumference. (4)

(b) Use this theorem to calculate the ….……………

missing angle in the diagram: (3)
(7 marks)

2) (a) Prove that angles in the ….……………

same segment are equal. (3)

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(b) Use this theorem to ….……………

calculate the missing (5)
angle in the diagram: (8 marks)

3) (a) Prove that the angle in a ….……………

semicircle is 90 degrees. (4)

(b) Use this theorem to ….……………

calculate the missing (4)
angle in the diagram: (8 marks)

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4) (a) Prove that opposite ….……………

angles in a cyclic (4)
quadrilateral total 180
degrees.

(b) Use this theorem to ….……………

calculate the missing (3)
angle in the diagram: (7 marks)

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Circle Theorems - Answers

Question Answer

Skill Questions

Group A Calculate the size of the missing angles

marked θ 1) 70°
2) 130°
3) 89°
1) 4) 112°
5) 76°
6) 76°
7) 70°
2) 8) 77°

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

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9) 246°
10) 80°
11) 30°
9)
12) 94°

10)

11)

12)
Group B Calculate the size of the missing angles
marked θ 1) 76°
2) 52°
3) 23°
4) 70°
1)

2)

3)

4)

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5) 65°
6) 67°
7) 42°
8) 31°
5)
9) 81°
10) 20°
11) 90°
12) 28°
6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

11)

12)

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Group C Calculate the size of the missing angles

marked θ 1) 68°
2) 47°
3) 23°
4) 42°
1)
5) 13°
6) 47°
7) 51°
2) 8) 120°

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

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9) 74°
10) 45°
11) 40°
9) 12) 35°

10)

11)

12)

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Circle Theorems- Answers

Question Answer

Applied Questions

1) (a) 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 are points on the circle with (a) 𝐴𝐷𝐵 = 180 − (68 + 54)
centre 𝑂. Calculate the size of angle 𝐴𝐶𝐵. = 58°
Explain your answer. Angles in a triangle total 180°
𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 𝐴𝐷𝐵 = 58°
Angles in the same segment
are equal.

(b) 180 − 68 = 112°

(b) A new chord connects points 𝐶 and 𝐷.
Calculate the angle 𝐴𝐷𝐶.

2) (a) The diagram below shows a semicircle with (a) 𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 180 − 79 = 101°
the quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 inscribed inside.
Calculate the size of angle 𝐵𝐶𝐷.

(b) A line connects 𝐴 and 𝐶. What is the size of (b) 90° as the angle in a semicircle
angle 𝐴𝐶𝐵. Explain your answer. is 90°.

3) (a) Use the diagram below to calculate the value (a) As 𝐴𝐶𝐷 is an isosceles triangle
of 𝑥. and angle 𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 90°, 𝑥 = 45°

(b) Hence or otherwise, calculate the value of 𝑦. (b) 𝐵𝑂𝐶 = 2 × 43 = 86°

180 − 86 = 94°
94 ÷ 2 = 47°

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4) (a) 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐷 are parallel lines in the circle with (a) 𝐷𝐴𝐶 = 𝐵𝐶𝐴 as alternate angles
centre 𝑂. Prove that 𝐴𝐸𝐷 is an isosceles in parallel lines are equal.
triangle. 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 𝐶𝐴𝐷 as angles in the
same segment are equal.
𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 𝐴𝐶𝐷 as angles in the
same segment are equal.

Angle 𝐸𝐴𝐷 = angle 𝐸𝐷𝐴 so 𝐴𝐸𝐷

is therefore isosceles.

(b) Point 𝐹 on the circumference lies between 𝐴 (b) 𝐶𝐹𝐷 = 52°

and 𝐵. If angle 𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 52°, what is the size of
Angles in the same segment are
angle 𝐶𝐹𝐷. Explain your answer.
equal

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Circle Theorems - Mark Scheme

Question Answer

Exam Questions

1) (a) Prove that the angle at the centre is (a)

twice the angle at the circumference.

𝐴𝐶𝐷 is an isosceles triangle so

(1)
𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 𝑥.
Angle 𝐴𝐶𝐷 = 180 − 2𝑥 as angles in a
triangle total 180°.
This is the same for triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 using 𝑦
instead of 𝑥.
(1)
Adding the two angles at the centre, we get
the reflex angle at 𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 360 − 2𝑥 − 2𝑦.
As angles at a point total 180°, the other
angle at 𝐵𝐶𝐷 = 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 or 2(𝑥 + 𝑦).
As the angle at the circumference is equal to (1)
𝑥 + 𝑦 and the angle at the centre is equal to
2(𝑥 + 𝑦), we can state that
The angle at the centre is twice the angle at
the circumference.

(1)

(b) Use this theorem to calculate the (b) 𝐶𝐸𝐷 = 84 × 2 = 168 (1)
missing angle in the diagram: θ = 360 − 168 = 192° (1)
Angles around a point total 360° (1)
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2) (a) Prove that angles in the same (a)

segment are equal.

(1)

(1)
As the angle at the centre is twice the angle
at the circumference, angle 𝑐 is twice the
size of angle 𝑎.
For the same reason, angle 𝑐 is double the
size of angle 𝑏. This means that
𝑎 = 𝑏. (1)
(b) Use this theorem to calculate the (b) 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = 38° (1)
missing angle in the diagram: 𝐴𝐸𝐵 = 180 − 123 = 57° (1)
Angles on a straight line total 180°
(1)
θ = 180 − (38 + 57) = 85°
Angles in a triangle total 180° (1)
(1)

3) (a) Prove that the angle in a semicircle is (a)

90 degrees.

(1)

(1)
Splitting the triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 into two isosceles
triangles, we can state that angle
𝑂𝐴𝐶 = 𝑂𝐶𝐴 = 𝑥, and 𝑂𝐵𝐶 = 𝑂𝐶𝐵 = 𝑦.
This means that angle 𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 𝑥 + 𝑦.

As angles in a triangle total 180° (1)

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 180
2𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 180
𝑥 + 𝑦 = 90°.

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(b) Use this theorem to calculate the (b) 𝐴𝐸𝐷 = 180 − 32 = 148° (1)
missing angle in the diagram: 𝐶𝐴𝐷 = 180 − (14 + 148) = 18° (1)
𝐶𝐷𝐴 = 180 − (90 + 18) = 72° (1)
θ = 72 − 14 = 58° (1)

4) (a) Prove that opposite angles in a cyclic (a)

quadrilateral total 180 degrees.

(1)

(1)

As the angle at the centre is twice the angle

at the circumference and 𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 𝑎
𝐵𝑂𝐷 = 2𝑎.
For the same reason, The reflex angle at
𝐵𝑂𝐷 = 2𝑐.
As angles at a point total 360°
2𝑎 + 2𝑐 = 360
(1)
𝑎 + 𝑐 = 180°

(1)
(b) Use this theorem to calculate the (b) 𝑂𝐵𝐶 is an isosceles triangle so
missing angle in the diagram: 𝑂𝐵𝐶 = 𝑂𝐶𝐵 = (180 − 96) ÷ 2 = 42° (1)
𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 42 + 36 = 78°
(1)
𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 180 − 78 = 102°
(1)

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