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Angle Subtended by a Chord At a Point

Name : ............................ Date : ..........................

Class : ...............................

1) The angle subtended by a chord on the major segment of a circle will be ______.

Choose the correct answer:

(a) an obtuse angle

(b) an acute angle
(c) a right angle
(d) a straight angle

2) Find ROQ . Give reasons for your answer.

53°

P Q
O

3) In the given figure, ABO  65, then OAC  _______ .

Choose the correct answer:

a) 45°
b) 35°
c) 25°
d) 15°
4) Using the information given below in the figure, find the measures of ∠XYQ,
∠PXZ and ∠YQX.

5) Angle in a semicircle is _____.

Choose the correct answer:

a) Obtuse angle
b) Right angle
c) an acute angle
d) supplementary

6) AB is a chord of a circle with centre ‘O’. AOB  90.

Prove that AB  2r. where ‘r’ is the radius of the circle.

7) Two chords AB and BC subtend 90° and 60° at the centre ‘O’ of a circle with
radius 5 cm.

Evaluate:

i)  ABC
ii) lengths of the chords AB and BC.

8) AB is a chord of a circle with centre ‘O’. OAB  30. ‘C’ is a point on the
minor arc AB. OCB  50. Evaluate BOC and AOC.

9) AB is a chord of a circle with centre ‘O’. AOB  60.

Prove that ΔAOB is an equilateral triangle.

10)
 In the figure. A, B, C are three points on a circle such that the angles
subtended by the chords AB and AC at the centre O are 80° and 120°
respectively. Determine BAC and the degree measure of arc BAC.

11) Prove that the circle drawn with any side of a rhombus as a diameter passes
through the point of intersection of diagonals.

12) Answer in single sentence.

What does the theorem regarding angles subtended by equal chords in a circle say?

13) Observe the figures given below and write a statement which describes the
common property in all of them.

14) Prove that the mid-point of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equidistant from
its vertices.
15) What does a theorem regarding angles subtended by equal chords in a circle say?

16) A circle of radius 2 cm is divided into two segments by a chord

of length 2 2 cm. Prove that the angle subtended by the chord at a point
in major segment is 45°.

17) Bisectors of angles A, B, C of a triangle ABC intersect its circumcircle

at D, E and F respectively. Prove that the angles of the triangle DEF are
A B C
90  , 90  and 90  .
2 2 2

18)

In the given figure, O is the centre of the circle and ∠B = 55° then ∠D is _____

Choose the correct answer:

a) 55°
b) 110°
c) 27.5°

19)

Find the value of x.

20)
 In the given figure, AB is the diameter of the circle with centre O and
∠B = 50°. Find ∠A and ∠C.

21)

In the given figure, O is the centre of circle. If ∠OAB = 30° and ∠OCB = 40°,
then find the measure of ∠AOC.

22) In the given figure, AB and CD are two equal chords of a circle with centre O.
OP and OQ are perpendicular on chords AB and CD respectively. If POQ = 150°,
then APQ is equal to

Choose the correct option:

a) 30°
b) 75°
c) 15°
 d) 105°

23) In the figure, if AOB is a diameter of the circle and AC = BC then

the measure of CAB is

Choose the correct option:

a) 30°
b) 45°
c) 60°
d) 50°

24) Write a word problem based on the figure given below.

(Your question should be related to day to day life.)

D
C

25) In the following figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC and

ABC = 50°. Find BDC and BEC.
26) In the following figure, chord ED is parallel to the diameter AC of the circle.
If CBE = 65°, calculate DEC.

27) Prove that equal chords of a circle subtend equal angles at the centre.

28)

AB is the diameter. Chord CD is equal to the radius of the circle.

Find CBD

29) Angle in a semicircle is

Choose the correct option:

 a) 45°
b) 90°
c) 135°
d) 180°

30) O is the centre of the circle. Find

(a)  ACB,  ADB
(b)  OAB,  OBA
(c)  DAB,  DBA

31) In the given figure two circles intersect at points B and C. Through B two line
segments ABD and PBQ are drawn to intersect the circles at A, D, and P, Q
respectively. Prove that  ACP =  QCD.

32) In the given picture, if AB = AC and  ABC = 50° and,find  BDC

33) In the given picture, if O is the centre of the circle, find the measures of
the other two angles of the triangle.
34) Fill in the blank:
Angle in a semicircle is a _____ angle.

35) In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. AB and CD are equal chords.
If AOB  80 find COD Give reasons for your answer.

36) In the figure, O is the centre of the circle. Find the value of x.
Give reasons for your answer.

37) Find the value of 'x' and 'y' as indicated in the following diagrams.
Give appropriate reasons.
38) In the figures given below, O is the centre of the circle. Find x° and y°.
Give reasons.

39) AB and BC are equal chords of a circle with centre O. M and N are the
midpoints of AB and BC respectively. Prove that MOB = NOB .
40) Two chords which subtend equal angles at the centre are equal in length
 State and prove the converse of the above statement.

41) Fill in the blank

Angles in the same segment of a circle are _______.

42) Fill in the blank:

Angle in a semi circle is a __________ angle.

43) Two circles touch internally at P and a straight line ABCD meets the outer
circle at A and D and the inner circle at B and C. Prove that  APB =  CPD

44) Fill in the blank

Angles made by a chord in the same segment are _______.

45) In the given picture, AB is the diameter of a circle with centre O. If

∠BOC = 35° and ∠COD = 50°, find (a) ∠BAC (b) ∠CAD (c) ∠AOD and
∠ABD.
 Answers

1) (b) an acute angle

2) PRQ = 90° (Angle in a semi-circle is a right angle)

 ORQ = 37°

ROQ = 106° (Angle sum property of ORQ )

3) c) 25°

4) XYQ  85, PXZ  60 and YQX  45

5) b) Right angle

6)

r r

A B

ΔABO is right angled triangle.

We get AB2 = OA2 + OB2 = 2r2
\ AB = 2r

7) i) ÐABC = 105°
ii) AB  5 2 cm and BC  5 cm

8) BOC  80 and AOC  40

9)
 O

60°

A B

ΔAOB is isosceles.
180  60
 OAB  OBA   60
2
Hence AOB  OAB  OBA  60 .
 ΔAOB is equilateral.

10) BAC = 80

The degree measure of arc BAC = 200

11)

In the figure ABCD is a rhombus and AB is a diameter of the circle.

Let us take AB as the diameter for the given circle
AC and BD are the diagonals of the rhombus ABCD
 AC and BD intersect each other at right angles at P
As angle in a semicircle is 90° the circle must pass through the point of intersection.
12) Equal chords subtend equal angles at the centre.

13) Angle in a semicircle is a right angle.

14)

A
A'
A'
A

B C B C
O O

Let BAC be a right triangle where BAC  90 and let O be the mid - point
of the hypotenuse BC. Then OB  OC.

With O as centre and OB as radius, draw a circle and this circle passes through
points B and C.

Suppose this circle does not pass through A, then let it meet BA (or BA
produced) at A'.
Then, BA' C  90  angle in a semi - circle is 90
But, BAC  90
 BA' C  BAC
 A' coincides with A
So, the circle that passes through B, C and A.
Therefore, OA = OB = OC = radius of the circle.

Hence, the mid-point O of the hypotenuse BC of right triangle ABC

is equidistant from its vertices.

15) Equal chords subtend equal angles at the centre.

16)
 As in the figure, AB is the given chord of length 2 2 cm.
Join AO and OB.
In AOB, AO = BO = 2 cm and AB = 2 2 cm.
And AO2 + BO2 = AB2.
By the converse of Pythagoras theorem, AOB = 90.
So, APB = 45
(As the angle subtended by a chord at the circumference is half the angle subtended
by the same chord at the centre.)

17)

A
BED  BAD  (angles in the same segment)
2

C
Similarly, BEF 
2
1
Therefore, BED  BEF  (A  C)
2
 1
 DEF  (180  B) ( A  B  C  180)
2
B
 DEF  90 
2

Similarly, we can prove that

A C
EDF  90  and DEF  90 
2 2

18) a) 55°

19) 35°

20) ∠A = 40° and ∠C = 90°

21) 140°

22) d) 105°

23) b) 45°

24) A circular mirror is shown in diagram. A reflective coating material is to be applied to

the area enclosed by  ABC and  ACD.
If AB = 15 cm, BC = 20 cm, AD = 24 cm and CD =7 cm, find the area to be coated.
(Other answers are also possible.)

25) ∠BDC = 80°

∠BEC = 100°

26) 25°

27)

In triangles AOB and COD,

OA = OC (Radii of the circle)
OB = OD (Radii of the circle)
AB = CD (Given)
Therefore,  AOB  COD (By SSS congruence rule)
This gives AOB  COD (Corresponding parts of congruent triangles)
28)

Join OC and OD (Radii of the circle).

Chord CD = OC = OD (Given)
Therefore DOC is an equilateral triangle and DOC  60 o

Join AC. Then DAC  30 o (The angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double
the angle subtended by it at any point on the remaining part of the circle)

CBD  30 o (Angles in the same segment of a circle are equal)

29) b) 90°

30) (a) 50°, 50°

(b) 40°, 40°
(c) 70°, 60°

31)

ACP = ABP = QBD = QCD

32)  BDC = 80°

33)  ACB = 90°and  ABC = 50°

34) right

35) COD  80 (Equal chords of a circle subtend equal angles at the centre)

36) x = 50° (Angle in a semicircle is a right angle)

37) (a) x = 45
Angles in the same segment are equal
(b) x = 40
Angles in the same segment are equal(b) y = 85
Sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180°

38) (a) x = 31°Angle subtended at the centre is double the angle at a point
on the remaining part.
(b) y = 47°Angles in the same segment are equal.

39) MOB  NOB (by SSS congruence property)

Hence MOB = NOB (congruent parts of congruent triangles)
40) Equal chords of a circle subtend equal angles at the centre.

Measure AOB and COD . AOB − COD is either zero or nearly zero.
 AOB = COD
41) Equal

42) Right

43)  XPA=  PDA…(i)

 XPA+  APB…(ii)
 PCB =  CPD+  PDC…(iii)
Using (i) (ii) and (iii), we have
 APB=  CPD.

44) Equal

45) (a) ∠BAC = 17.5°

(b) ∠CAD = 25°
(c) ∠AOD = 95°
(d) ∠ABD = 47.5°