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A chord AB of a circle is equal to the radius of the circle. Find the angles subtended by the chord at points on the major arc and the minor arc.


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150,30

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120,60

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C

30,150

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60,120

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Solution

The correct option is C: 30,150


In ΔOAB, AB = OA = OB = radius of the circle.
ΔOAB is an equilateral triangle.
Therefore, each interior angle of this triangle will be equal to 60.
AOB=60.

Since the angle subtended by an arc of the circle at its centre is double the angle subtended by it at any point on the remaining part of the circle, we have
ACB=12AOB=12×60=30.

Now in the cyclic quadrilateral ACBD,
ACB+ADB=180. [Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary]
ADB=180ACB=18030=150

Therefore, the angles subtended by the chord AB at a point on the major arc and the minor arc are 30 and 150 respectively.


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