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Prove that the quadrilateral formed by the bisectors of the angles of a cyclic quadrilateral is also a cyclic quadrilateral.


Given that ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral.


We have to prove that EFGH is also a cyclic quadrilateral.


Proof:


Let


1/2A = x; 1/2B = w; 1/2C = z and 1/2D = y


We know that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary.


⇒∠A + C = 180° and B + D = 180°


1/2 (A + C) = 90° and 1/2 (B + D) = 180°


⇒∠x + z = 90° and y + w = 90° … (1)


In ΔAFD and ΔBHC,


⇒∠x + y + AFD = 180°


⇒∠AFD = 180° - (x + y) … (2)


And z + w + BHC = 180°


⇒∠BHC = 180° - (z + w) … (3)


Adding (2) and (3),


⇒∠AGD + BHC = 360° - (x + y + z + w)


From (1),


⇒∠AGD + BHC = 360° - 180°


AGD + BHC = 180°


⇒∠FGH + HEF = 180° [Vertically opposite angles]


We know that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary.


EFGH is also a cyclic quadrilateral.


Hence proved


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