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    This document provides definitions and theorems related to circles, chords, secants, and tangents. It includes: 1. The measure of an arc of a circle is equal to the measure of the central angle that intercepts the arc. 2. The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to one-half the measure of its intercepted arc. 3. An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle because the intercepted arc has a measure of two right angles and the inscribed angle's measure is half the intercepted arc.

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    Circle Theorems

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    This document provides definitions and theorems related to circles, chords, secants, and tangents. It includes: 1. The measure of an arc of a circle is equal to the measure of the central angle that intercepts the arc. 2. The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to one-half the measure of its intercepted arc. 3. An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle because the intercepted arc has a measure of two right angles and the inscribed angle's measure is half the intercepted arc.

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    This document provides definitions and theorems related to circles, chords, secants, and tangents. It includes: 1. The measure of an arc of a circle is equal to the measure of the central angle that intercepts the arc. 2. The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to one-half the measure of its intercepted arc. 3. An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle because the intercepted arc has a measure of two right angles and the inscribed angle's measure is half the intercepted arc.

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    This document provides definitions and theorems related to circles, chords, secants, and tangents. It includes: 1. The measure of an arc of a circle is equal to the measure of the central angle that intercepts the arc. 2. The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to one-half the measure of its intercepted arc. 3. An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle because the intercepted arc has a measure of two right angles and the inscribed angle's measure is half the intercepted arc.

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    CIRCLE THEOREMS

    Thispageintheproblemsolvingwebsiteishereprimarilyasareminder
    of some of the usual definitions and theorems pertaining to circles,
    chords, secants, and tangents.Some of the entries below could be
    examinedasproblemstoprove. Mainly,however,theseareresultswe
    oftenuseinsolvingotherproblems.
    0.Definition:Themeasureofanarcofacircleisequaltothemeasure
    ofthecentralanglethatinterceptsthearc.

    1. Inscribed angle theorem. The measure of an inscribed angle is equal to


    one-half the measure of its intercepted arc. The usual proof begins with
    the case where one side of the inscribed angle is a diameter. Then the
    central angle is an external angle of an isosceles triangle and the result
    follows. Situations where a side of the inscribed angle is not a diameter
    can be reduces to the former by appropriate auxiliary lines.
    2. An angle inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle. The
    intercepted arc is a semicircle and therefore has a measure

    of equivalent to two right angles. Since the inscribe ange has measure of
    one-half of the intercepted arc, it is a right angle.

    3. The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and chord is equal to onehalf the measure of its intercepted arc. A useful pair of auxiliary lines is
    to contruct an isosceles triangle with one side parallel to
    the tangent line.

    4. If two chords intersect to form the the vertex of an angle within a


    circle, the measure of the angle is equal to one-half the sum of the
    measures of the two arcs intercepted by the angle and its vertical angle. A
    prudent auxiliary line is a chord connecting two of the endpoints of a
    chord, forming a triangle for the vertical angles are exterior angles of the
    triangle.

    5. If two secants intersect to form thevertex of an angle outside a circle


    and the sides of the angle intercept arcs on the circle, then the measure of
    the angle is equal to one-half the difference of the measures of the arcs
    intercepted by the sides of the angle. A prudent auxiliary line is a chord

    connecting points of intersection of the sides of the angle with the circle as
    shown at the right.

    6. If inscribed angles of a circle intercept the


    same arc then they are congruent. This follows from the Inscribed Angle
    Theorem.

    7. If two chords intersect within a circle, the product of the measures of


    the segments of one will be equal to the product of the measures of the
    segments of the other.

    8. If a tangent segment and a secant segment are drawn to a circle from an


    external point, then the square of the measure of the tangent segment is
    equal to the product of the secant segment
    and its external portion.

    9. If two secant segments are drawn to a circle from an external point,


    then the product of the measures of one of these segments and its
    external portion is equal to the product of the measures of the other with
    its external portion.

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