In the given diagram, $TB$ is a tangent to the circle at point $B$, and $BD$ is the diameter of the circle. We are given that $\angle DAB = 69^\circ$ and $\angle TBC = 31^\circ$. We need to find: i) $\angle ADC$ ii) $\angle ABC$ iii) $\angle CAD$
2025/4/13
1. Problem Description
In the given diagram, is a tangent to the circle at point , and is the diameter of the circle. We are given that and . We need to find:
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2. Solution Steps
i) To find , since is a diameter, the angle subtended by the diameter at the circumference is a right angle. Thus, . Also, is a cyclic quadrilateral, so opposite angles are supplementary. Therefore, .
Also, according to the alternate segment theorem, the angle between the tangent and chord at the point of contact is equal to the angle in the alternate segment. Thus, . Therefore, .
. Therefore, .
Since is the diameter, and . Since is a cyclic quadrilateral, . However unless the point and are flipped around. Assuming that is a cyclic quadrilateral (i.e. points A,B,C and D all lie on the circumference), we note that
Since is the diameter, and . Because is a tangent to the circle at , due to the alternate segment theorem. So .
Angle in a semicircle is a right angle, so and .
Since is a cyclic quadrilateral, opposite angles are supplementary. So
However, .
Since is the diameter, . Because is a cyclic quadrialteral, we have . Hence, .
ii) Since is the diameter, . Also, . Because , . So points A, B, C and D do not all lie on the circumference, and we must assume is not . The diagram is incorrect as it says the angle in the semicircle is not a right angle.
Since , , and , we can solve for using the fact that the angle at the circumference is since is the diameter, i.e. . The line is not a diameter, hence the cyclic quadrialteral rule is incorrect.
Since is the diameter, . Also, because is a tangent to the circle at B. So, is a right angle if and only if it subtends to the diameter at C. In this case, . Therefore .
iii) .
3. Final Answer
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