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In the following figure, O is the center of the circle. Find the value of c.

In the following figure, O is the center of the circle. Find the value of c. Circles, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

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Answer

We know that,

Angle which an arc subtends at the center is double that which it subtends at any point on the remaining part of the circumference.

∠AOB = 2∠ACB = 2 x 50° = 100°.

Also, OA = OB = radius of circle.

∴ ∠OBA = ∠OAB = c [As angles opposite to equal sides are equal]

In △OAB,

⇒ ∠OAB + ∠AOB + ∠OBA = 180°

⇒ 2∠OAB + 100° = 180° [∵ ∠OBA = ∠OAB and ∠AOB = 100°]

⇒ 2c + 100° = 180°

⇒ 2c = 180° - 100°

⇒ 2c = 80°

⇒ c = 802\dfrac{80}{2} = 40°.

Hence, c = 40°.

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