In the picture, all sides of a rhombus are tangents to a circle.

Draw this picture in your notebook.
Steps of construction:
1. Draw a circle of radius 2 cm [as diameter is 4 cm] with center O.

2. Draw a horizontal line XOY, through O

3. Draw ∠XOA = 70°, ∠XOB = 70° , ∠YOC = 70° and ∠YOD = 70°, such that points A, B, C and D lie on circumference.

4. Draw tangents from points A, B, C and D on the circle, such that they form a rhombus PQRS

Now, let's verify ∠CQD = 40°
In ΔCOQ and ΔDOQ
∠COQ + ∠CQO + ∠OCQ = 180° [By angle sum property of triangle]
As, ∠COQ = 70°( By construction)
And ∠ OCQ = 90° [Tangent at any point is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact]
⇒ ∠CQO = 20°
Similarly, ∠DQQ = 20°
⇒ ∠CQO + ∠DQO = 40°
⇒ ∠CQD = 40
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