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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