12 multiple-choice questions, progressively harder.
Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PPP. Consecutive arcs ABABAB and CDCDCD measure 62∘62^\circ62∘ and 104∘104^\circ104∘. Find m∠APBm\angle APBm∠APB.
Solution
Correct answer: A
Angle APB faces arcs AB and CD, as does its vertical partner.
Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PPP. Which two consecutive arcs determine ∠BPC\angle BPC∠BPC by a half-sum?
Correct answer: C
The rays PB,PC face arc BC. Their opposite rays PD,PA face arc DA. These are the arcs of the vertical pair. Writing b,d for their degree measures gives
Two secants from external PPP have orders P,A,BP,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Far arc BCBCBC excludes A,DA,DA,D; near arc DADADA excludes B,CB,CB,C. The far arc is 188∘188^\circ188∘ and the near arc is 52∘52^\circ52∘. Find m∠APDm\angle APDm∠APD.
Correct answer: B
The angle is outside, between the rays toward the circle. Use far minus near.
Ray PTPTPT is tangent at TTT, and a secant has order P,A,BP,A,BP,A,B. Near arc TATATA excludes BBB; far arc BTBTBT excludes AAA. The near arc is 44∘44^\circ44∘ and the far arc is 156∘156^\circ156∘. Find m∠TPAm\angle TPAm∠TPA.
Correct answer: D
The tangent and secant start at the same external point. Their selected arcs give
Rays PT,PUPT,PUPT,PU are tangent to one circle at distinct T,UT,UT,U, with PPP strictly outside. The minor arc TUTUTU measures 122∘122^\circ122∘. Find m∠TPUm\angle TPUm∠TPU.
The angle between the tangent rays and the minor contact arc sum to 180 degrees.
Two chords cross strictly inside a circle, away from its center. Which rule gives an angle at their intersection?
Join two chord endpoints to form a triangle. The angle at the chord crossing is exterior to that triangle, so it adds two inscribed angles. If their intercepted arc measures are a,c, the angle is
Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PPP. Angle APBAPBAPB is 87∘87^\circ87∘, and consecutive arc CDCDCD is 98∘98^\circ98∘. Find consecutive arc ABABAB.
Double the inside angle to recover the sum of arcs AB and CD. Subtract the known arc.
Two secants from external PPP have orders P,A,BP,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Far arc BCBCBC excludes A,DA,DA,D; near arc DADADA excludes B,CB,CB,C. The exterior angle is 42∘42^\circ42∘, and the near arc is 56∘56^\circ56∘. Find the far arc.
Twice the angle is far minus near. Add the near arc to that difference.
Points A,V,BA,V,BA,V,B lie on a circle. The arc from AAA to BBB excluding VVV measures 146∘146^\circ146∘. Find m∠AVBm\angle AVBm∠AVB.
The vertex is on the circle. Use half of the single arc excluding V.
Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PPP. Angle APBAPBAPB measures 113∘113^\circ113∘. Find the adjacent angle BPCBPCBPC.
Rays PA and PC are opposite. The two adjacent angles therefore form a straight angle.
Rays PT,PUPT,PUPT,PU are tangent to one circle at distinct T,UT,UT,U, with PPP strictly outside. Angle TPUTPUTPU measures 109∘109^\circ109∘. Find the minor arc TUTUTU.
The two-tangent angle may be obtuse. Its minor contact arc is its supplement.
Two secants from external PPP have orders P,A,BP,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Which route is the far arc in the half-difference rule for ∠APD\angle APD∠APD?
The second intersections are B and C. The far route between them must avoid both first intersections A and D. The near arc instead joins A and D.
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