Q2 of 26 Page 163

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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