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Circumference of the Circle

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Question

Angle formed in minor segment of a circle is

(a) acute

(b) obtuse

(c) right angle

(d) none of these

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Solution

(b) obtuse
Whenever a chord is drawn in a circle two segments are formed. One is called the minor segment while the other is called the major segment.
The angle formed by the chord in the minor segment will always be obtuse.

Hence the correct answer is option (b).

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