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The _______ subtended by two points on a circle is always going to be twice the inscribed angle subtended by those points.

A

middle angle

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side angle

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C

central angle

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D

second angle

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Solution

The correct option is D central angle
The central angle subtended by two points on a circle is always going to be twice the inscribed angle subtended by those points.
$∠ A O B = 2 * ∠ A C B$

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