ANGLE PROPERTIES OF THE CIRCLE

A. ANGLE SUBTENDED AT THE CENTRE AND AT

THE CIRCUMFERENCE
An angle at the centre of a circle is twice that of any angle at the
circumference subtended by the same arc
BOC = 2 BAC
See GeoGebra CAP1 ( www.sl-education.com/tms3B/pg204 )
A

2

B C
 Proof
A DOC = OAC + OCA ( exterior angle = sum of interior
angle)
OAC = OCA ( OAC isosceles triangle)
 
DOC = 2OAC
 DOB = OAB + OBA ( exterior angle = sum of interior
O angle)
OAB = OBA ( OAB isosceles triangle)
 2 2  DOB = 2OAB
BOC = DOC + DOB
B 2 C = 2OAC + 2OAB
D
= 2 (OAC + OAB)
= 2BAC
Ex
P,Q,R and S are points on a circle with centre O.
Given that POS is a diameter of the circle and OPR= 280, find
i) SOR
ii) PQR

SOR = 2SPR
= 2  28
= 560
1
PQR = Ref POR
2
1
= ( 180 + 56)
2
1
=  236
2
= 1180
Ex
Given that O is the centre of the circle and ABO =350, find the
angles marked x and y

x = 180 – (OBA+OAB)
= 180 – (35 + 35)
= 180 – 70
= 110
1
Y= AOB
2
1
=  110
2
= 550
Ex
In the figure, O is the centre of the circle and A and B lie on the circumference such
that ABN is a straight line
Given that C lies on the circumference such that NBC = 730, find the obtuse angle
AOC

ABC = 180 - NBC

= 180 – 73
= 1070
RefAOC = 2 ABC
= 2  107
= 2140
Obtuse angle AOC = 360 – 214
= 1460
B. ANGLE IN A SEMICIRCLE
An angle in a semicircle is always equal to 900
See GeoGebra CAP2 or ( www.sl-education.com/tms3B/pg207 )

900

diameter
P, Q, R and S are four points on a circle with centre O. Given that POS is a diameter
of the circle, PQ is parallel to OR and ROS =500, find
i) OPR
ii) QOR
iii)PXQ
1
OPR = SOR OPQ = SOR ( corresponding angle )
2
1 = 500
=  50
2 PQO = OPQ ( PQO isosceles)
= 250
= 500
QOR = 2  OPR
XPQ = OPQ - OPR
= 2  25
= 500 - 250
= 500
= 250
PXQ = 180 – (PQO + XPQ)
= 180 – ( 50 + 25)
= 180 – 75
= 1050
C. ANGLES IN SAME SEGMENT OR IN OPPOSITE
SEGMENTS
Angles in the same segment are equal
See GeoGebra CAP3 or ( www.sl-education.com/tms3B/pg210 )

P Q
Proof
1
BQA = BOA
2
1
BPA = BOA
2
EQUAL  BQA = BPA
O

A
In the figure, A, B, C and D are points on circumference of the circle. Given that
AC and BD intersect at the pint X, BAC = 440 and ACD 250, find
i) CDX
ii) ABX
iii) CXB
CDX = BAX
= 440
ABX = DCX
= 250
CXB = BAX + ABX
= 440 + 250
= 690
Given that O is the centre of the circle, find the angles mark x
and y

X = 2  25
= 500
Y = 250
In the figure, AB is a diameter of the circle with centre
O. APQ and RBQ are straight lines, find BPR

BRP = 450 (BRP = BAP )

BPQ = 900 (BPA = 900 / BA
diameter)
PBQ = 180 – 90 – 25
= 650
BPR = PBQ - BRP
= 65 – 45
= 200
 ANGLES IN OPPOSITES SEGMENTS
Angles in opposite segments are supplementary, i.e. they add up to 1800 .
SEE GEOGEBRA CAP4 ( www.sl-education.com/tms3B/pg212 )
 +  = 1800

 

 +  = 1800

 Proof
 +  = 1800 1
ABC = AOC
2
D 1
C ADC = RefAOC
2
 1 1
ABC + ADC = AOC + RefAOC
2 2
1
A O
= (AOC + RefAOC)
2
1
 =  360
2

B
= 1800
In the figure, A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of the circle
and BC = CD
Given that BAD = 680, find BAC
Solution
BCA = 1800 – BAD
= 1800 – 680
= 1120
1800 −1120
CDB =
2
68 0
=
2
= 340
BAC = CDB
= 340
In the figure, O is the centre of the smaller circle passing through the
points A, D, C and K. The points A, B, C and O lie on the larger circle
Given that ADC = 1140, find ABC
Solution
Ref AOC = 2 × ADC
= 2 × 1140
= 2280
Obt AOC = 3600 – 2280
= 1320
ABC + AOC = 1800
ABC = 1800 – AOC
= 1800 – 1320
= 480
In the figure, A, B,C and D are points on the circumference of a circle. PAB, QCB, PDC and QDA are
straight lines.
Given that BPC =310, AQB = 210, and PBQ =x0, find
i) BAD in term of x
ii) BCD in terms of x
iii) the value of x Solution
iv)PAD PAD = 1800 – BAD
BAD = 1800 – 210 – x
= 1590 – x = 1800 – (1590 – x )
BCD = 1800 – 310 – x = 1800 – (1590 – 640 )
= 1490 – x = 1800 – 950
BAD + BCD = 1800 = 850
1590 – x + 1490 – x = 1800
3080 – 2x = 1800
3080 –1800 = 2x
1280 = 2x
1280
X=
2
= 640
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