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Mod 5 Lesson 1 With Notes

1. Thales' theorem states that if three points A, B, and C are located on a circle with diameter AB, then angle ACB is a right angle. The converse is also true - if triangle ABC is a right triangle with angle C as the right angle, then points A, B, and C must lie on a circle with diameter AB. 2. The document provides examples of applying Thales' theorem to find missing angle measures and side lengths in circles. Key vocabulary terms such as radius, diameter, chord, and central angle are also defined. 3. Students are assigned practice problems applying Thales' theorem and asked to complete three specific homework problems from the problem set for a

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Mod 5 Lesson 1 With Notes

1. Thales' theorem states that if three points A, B, and C are located on a circle with diameter AB, then angle ACB is a right angle. The converse is also true - if triangle ABC is a right triangle with angle C as the right angle, then points A, B, and C must lie on a circle with diameter AB. 2. The document provides examples of applying Thales' theorem to find missing angle measures and side lengths in circles. Key vocabulary terms such as radius, diameter, chord, and central angle are also defined. 3. Students are assigned practice problems applying Thales' theorem and asked to complete three specific homework problems from the problem set for a

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GEOMETRY

MODULE 5 LESSON 1
THALES THEOREM

OPENING EXERCISE
1. Draw the diameter of Circle P and label endpoints A and B.
2. Mark a point anywhere on the circle and label as C.
3. Connect the points to form the triangle ABC.
What is the measure of ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵?
90°
4. Repeat the exercise using two different points labeled D
and E. P
What are the measures of ∠𝐴𝐷𝐵 and ∠𝐴𝐸𝐵?
90°
What conclusion can you make about the results?

THALES’ THEOREM
If A, B, and C are three different points on a circle with a diameter of 𝐴𝐵, then ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 is a right angle.
Note: Diameter 𝐴𝐵 is the hypotenuse.

CONVERSE OF THALES’ THEOREM


If ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right triangle with ∠𝐶 the right angle, then A, B, and C, are
three distinct points on a circle with a diameter 𝐴𝐵.

Therefore, given distinct points, A, B, and C on a circle, ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is a right


triangle with ∠𝐶 the right angle if and only if 𝐴𝐵is the diameter of the
circle.

Given two points A and B, let point P be the midpoint between them. If C is a point such that ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 is
a right angle, then 𝐵𝑃 = 𝐴𝑃 = 𝐶𝑃.

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VOCABULARY

• Circle: Given a point C in the plane and a number 𝑟 > 0, the circle with center C and radius r is
the set of all points in the plane that are distance r form the point C.
• Radius: May refer either to the line segment joining the center of a circle with any point on that
circle (a radius) or to the length of this line segment (the radius).
• Diameter: May refer either to the segment that passes through the center of a circle whose
endpoints lie on the circle (a diameter) or to the length of this line segment (the diameter).
• Chord: Given a circle C, and let P and Q be points on C. 𝑃𝑄 is a chord of C.
• Central Angle: A central angle of a circle is an angle whose vertex is the center of a circle.

PRACTICE
Refer to the exercises on page 4 of your workbook. (Make sure you’re in Module 5.)

1. AB is the diameter of the circle shown. The radius is 12.5cm, and AC =7cm.
a. Find 𝑚∠𝐶.
By Thales’ Theorem, 𝑚∠𝐶 = 90°.

b. Find AB.
AB is the diameter. Since the radius is given as 12.5, the diameter AB is 25cm.

c. Find BC.
By Pythagorean Theorem, 𝐵𝐶 = 25! − 7! = 576 = 24𝑐𝑚

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2. In the circle shown, BC is the diameter with center A.
a. Find 𝑚∠𝐷𝐴𝐵
Segment DA and BA are both radii and thus the same length. This makes ∆𝐷𝐴𝐵 an isosceles
triangle and 𝑚∠𝐷𝐵𝐴 = 18°. Therefore, 𝑚∠𝐷𝐴𝐵 = 180 − 18 − 18 = 144°.

b. Find 𝑚∠𝐵𝐴𝐸.
Segment EA and BA are both radii and thus the same length. This
makes ∆𝐸𝐴𝐵 an isosceles triangle and 𝑚∠𝐴𝐸𝐵 = 26°. Therefore,
𝑚∠𝐵𝐴𝐸 = 180 − 26 − 26 = 128°.

c. Find 𝑚∠𝐷𝐴𝐸
𝑚∠𝐷𝐴𝐸 completes a 360° angle.
Therefore, 𝑚∠𝐷𝐴𝐸 = 360 − 144 − 128 = 88°

HOMEWORK
Problem Set Module 5 Lesson 1, page 5
#3, #4 and #5 (Hint: R can be outside of the circle).
DUE: Friday, April 14, 2017

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