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Prove that any angle subtended by a minor arc in the alternate segment is acute and any angle subtended by a major arc in the alternate segment is obtuse.

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To prove that any angle subtended by a minor arc in the alternate segment is acute and any angle subtended by a major arc in the alternate segment is obtuse, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Draw a Circle**: Begin by drawing a circle with center O. Mark two points A and B on the circumference of the circle. 2. **Identify Minor and Major Arcs**: ...
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RD SHARMA ENGLISH-CIRCLE -All Questions
  1. Two circles are drawn with sides A B ,A C of a triangle A B C as diame...

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  2. In the figure, two circles intersect at A and B . A C and A D are resp...

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  3. Prove that any angle subtended by a minor arc in the alternate segment...

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  4. The arc of a circle subtending a right angle at any point of the circl...

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  5. Using vectors, prove that angle in a semicircle is a right angle.

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  6. Prove that angle in the same segment of a circle are equal.

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  7. Prove that the circle drawn on any one of the equal sides of an iso...

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  8. A chord of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle find the angl...

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  9. In Figure, A B C is a triangle in which /B A C=30^@. Show that B C is ...

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  10. Theorem:- If the line segment joining two points subtends equal angles...

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  11. In Figure, O A and O B ar respectively perpendiculars to chords C D an...

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  12. Draw the graph of the fuction 4x+3y=12,at what pt it cut the coordinat...

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  13. If two equal chords of a circle in intersect within the circle, prove ...

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  14. prove that the line joining the mid-point of two equal chords of a ...

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  15. Show that if two chords of a circle bisect one another they must be ...

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  16. In Figure, equal chords A B and C D of a circle with centre O , cut...

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  17. Two equal circles intersect in P and Q . A straight line through P mee...

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  18. Prove that all the chords of a circle through a given point within it,...

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  19. Prove that the diameter is the greatest chord in a circle.

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  20. Bisector A D of /B A C of /\ A B C passes through the centre O of the ...

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