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In a circle with center at point O, chord AB is a side of a square and chord BC is a side of regular hexagon. Then angle AOC is equal to:

In a circle with center at point O, chord AB is a side of a square and chord BC is a side of regular hexagon. Then angle AOC is equal to. Circle, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.
  1. 120°

  2. 150°

  3. 90°

  4. none of these

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Answer

We know that,

The angle subtended by each side of an n-sided regular polygon at the center of circle = 360°n\dfrac{360°}{n}

Given, AB is the side of the square.

Angle subtended by each arm of the square at the center of the circle is 360°4\dfrac{360°}{4} = 90°.

⇒ ∠AOB = 90°.

BC is the side of the hexagon.

Angle subtended by each arm of the hexagon at the center of the circle is 360°6\dfrac{360°}{6} = 60°.

⇒ ∠BOC = 60°.

From figure,

∠AOC = ∠AOB + ∠BOC = 90° + 60° = 150°.

Hence, option 2 is the correct option.

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