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GCSE Maths: Circle theorems proof: radius and tangent proof

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  1. What is the measure of an angle inscribed in a semicircle?

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    90°

  2. What is the relationship between an angle at the centre of a circle and an angle at the circumference subtending the same arc?

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    The angle at the centre is twice the angle at the circumference.

  3. What is true about angles in the same segment of a circle?

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    They are equal.

  4. What is the sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral?

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    180°

  5. What is the angle between a tangent to a circle and the radius at the point of contact?

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    90°

  6. In the alternate segment theorem, what is the relationship between the angle formed by a tangent and a chord at the point of contact, and the angle in the alternate segment?

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    They are equal.

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