Exercise 14B

Note: Points labelled O in this exercise are always centres of circles.

1 a Draw a large circle, and draw a chord AB that is not a diameter.
b Draw two angles at the circumference standing on the minor arc AB. How are these
two angles related?
c Draw two angles at the circumference standing on the major arc AB. How are these
two angles related?
Example 3 2 Find the values of a, b and q, giving reasons.
a Q b 20° c 20° A
P
α P
50° A α
D
B
α β
B Q
A β 40°
B
R C
d e 25° f Q
U A
40°
A D α β 30°
β R
70° T
θ
C α
B α P B
15°
S

g h J i P
B Q J
β N θ
α M G α 60°
130° 20°
A M
50°
K
α θ
Q
P L K

Example 4 3 Find the values of a, b, g and q, giving reasons.

a B b A B c A
α β
100°
C D T
θ
70°
θ 85° 80° B
γ
A D C
G

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 d 40° e 130° f C B
B Q R 130°
D
γ β
45°
80° C 40°
α
α β P S
A
β α
γ θ A
D
20°
g X h i α
D
C L
γ θ
β 70°X K β
D A γ
α α
A
θ 20° M
γ B J
β O
70° θ
B 100°
C Y
Y

4 Find the values of a, b, g and q, giving reasons.

a D C b U c
γ A
110°
65° B
α
α β T γ β
A B
M
γ
α R
β P
S
Q 150°

d e f S T
D
J K β
α θ C
β
γ α γ
O R U
20° O
M L O
β
α B
A 70°

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