Q5 of 24 Page 26

In the figure below, O is the center of the circle and A, B, C are points on the circle.


What are the angles of Δ ABC?

Here,

AOB = AOC = 120°


Sum of a complete whole angle is 360°


AOB + AOC + BOC = 360°


120 + 120 + BOC = 360°


240 + BOC = 360°


BOC = 360-240


= 120°


In Δ OAB,


OA = OB = radius of circle


In a triangle with 2 equal sides, the angles opposite to equal sides are equal.


OAB = OBA = y°


In a triangle,


Sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°


Hence, in Δ OAB,


OAB + OBA + AOB = 180°


y + y + 120 = 180°


120 + 2y = 180


2y = 180-120


= 60



OAB = OBA = 30° …(eq)1


In Δ OAC,


OA = OC = radius of circle


In a triangle with 2 equal sides, the angles opposite to equal sides are equal.


OAC = OCA = y°


In a triangle,


Sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°


Hence, in Δ OAB,


OAC + OCA + AOC = 180°


y + y + 120 = 180°


120 + 2y = 180


2y = 180-120


= 60



OAC = OCA = 30° …(eq)2


In Δ OBC,


OB = OC = radius of circle


In a triangle with 2 equal sides, the angles opposite to equal sides are equal.


OCB = OBC = y°


In a triangle,


Sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°


Hence, in Δ OCB,


OCB + OBC + COB = 180°


y + y + 120 = 180°


120 + 2y = 180


2y = 180-120


= 60



OAC = OBC = 30° …(eq)3


From equations 1,2 and 3


In Δ ABC


A = BAO + OAC


= 30 + 30


= 60°


B = OBA + OBC


= 30 + 30


= 60°


C = OCB + OCA


= 30 + 30


= 60°


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