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The exterior angles B and C in ΔABC are bisected to meet at a point P. (i) Is BPC=90oA2?
(ii) Is ABPC a cyclic quadrilateral ?

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(i) No. (ii) Yes
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(i) Yes . (ii) No.
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(i) No (ii) Can't be determined.
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(i) Can't be determined. (ii) No.
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Solution

The correct option is B (i) Yes . (ii) No.
GivenΔABChasitsexternalanglesCBR&BCQbisectedbythelinesBP&CPrespectively.BP&CPintersectatP.Tofindout(i)isBPC=90oA2?(ii)isABPCacyclicquadrilateral?SolutionPBC=PBRPBC+PBR=2PBC.SoABC+2PBC=180o(linearpair).i.ePBC=90oABC2........(i).SimilarlyPCQ=PCBPCB+PCQ=2PCB.SoACB+2PCB=180o(linearpair).i.ePCB=90oACB2........(ii).Adding(i)&(ii)wehavePBC+PCB=90oABC2+90oACB2=180o12(ABC+ACB)180oBPC=180o12{180oBAC}BPC=90oBAC2.......(ansi).AgainthesumoftheoppositeanglesofthequadrilateralABPC=BAC+BPC=BAC+90oBAC2180o.ThequadrilateralABPCisnotacyclicquadrilateral.........(ansii).(thesumoftheoppositeanglesofacyclicquadrilateral=180o).AnsOptionB.
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