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AB is the diameter and AC is a chord of a circle with centre O such that angle BAC=30 The tangent to the circle at C intersect AB product at.D. Show that BC=BD ?

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Solution

Let O be the centre of the circle.


By tangent chord theorem∠CAB =∠BCD=30°


Also ∠OCD=90°(Angle between tangent and radius is 90 degree)


∴∠BCO=90°30°=60°. Also ∠CBO=60° because,Angle opposite to equal sides are equal.


And hence ΔOBC must be a Equilateral triangle ∴∠COB=60°.


Also in Right Triangle OCD, ∠CDO=90°60°=30°


So that BC=BD


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