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Standard X
Mathematics
Angles in Alternate Segments
Given : Two c...
Question
Given : Two circles intersect each other at C and D. Line AB is their common tangent.
To prove:
∠
A
C
B
+
∠
A
D
B
=
180
∘
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Solution
Given,
two circles intersect at each other at
C
&
D
¯
¯¯¯¯¯¯
¯
A
B
is their common tangent.
Also, given
to prove that
∠
A
C
B
+
∠
A
D
B
=
180
o
∠
C
B
A
=
∠
C
D
B
−
−
−
−
−
−
(
1
)
∠
C
A
B
=
∠
C
D
A
−
−
−
−
−
−
−
(
2
)
∠
C
D
B
+
∠
C
D
A
=
∠
C
B
A
+
∠
C
A
B
→
e
q
(
1
)
∠
C
B
A
+
∠
C
A
B
+
∠
A
C
B
=
180
o
∠
C
B
A
+
∠
C
A
B
=
180
o
−
∠
A
C
B
−
−
−
−
−
e
q
(
2
)
from
(
1
)
&
(
2
)
∠
C
D
B
+
∠
C
D
A
=
180
o
−
∠
A
C
B
∠
C
D
B
+
∠
C
D
A
=
∠
A
D
B
¯
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
¯
=
180
o
−
∠
A
C
B
−
∠
A
D
B
∠
A
D
B
=
180
o
−
∠
A
C
B
∴
∠
A
D
B
+
∠
A
C
B
=
180
o
.
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