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Circle theorem proof

Post  karooomph on Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:59 pm

How do you prove that:

Inscribed angles subtended by the same arc of a circle are equal?

Diagram: http://i61.servimg.com/u/f61/13/61/85/57/circle12.jpg


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Re: Circle theorem proof

Post  bfrsoccer on Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:50 pm

Sorry, I've been away for the past five days and just got back yesterday.

Anyway, calling the intersection point (the one near the center of the circle) point E, then I think there is a theorem that says CE*AE=DE*BE, or CE/DE=BE/AE, meaning that CD is proportional to DE and BE is proportional to AE, and since angle DEA is congruent to angle CBE (I think these are called "vertical angles" - my sister is taking geometry), then triangle AED is similar to triangle BEC, and its corresponding angles, including angle a and angle b, are congruent.

I actually took a look at this yesterday too, but for some reason I was thinking that CE/AE=DE/BE, which didn't make sense (then I realized today that CE*AE=DE*BE would make sense, after looking at the picture again).

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Re: Circle theorem proof

Post  karooomph on Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:33 pm

very nice, thank you

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