Circle Geometry Theorems

Theorem Suggested Abbreviation Diagram

1. When two circles intersect, the centres of touching circles
line joining their centres
bisects their common chord at
right angles

l
2. Equal arcs on circles of equal equal arcs, equal angles
radii subtend equal angles at
the centre, and conversely
θ°
O

θ°

l
3. Equal angles at the centre stand equal chords, equal angles
on equal chords, and OR
conversely angles standing on equal θ°
chords
O
OR
θ°
angles standing on equal arcs

4. The angle at the centre is twice angles at the centre and C

the angle at the circumference circumference
subtended by the same arc θ°

2θ°

B
A

5. The tangent to a circle is tangent perpendicular to

perpendicular to the radius radius
drawn to the point of contact
and conversely O

A
B
C

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6. The perpendicular from the perpendicular from the centre
centre of a circle to a chord
bisects the chord

A B C

7. The line from the centre of a line joining centre to midpoint

circle to the midpoint of a of chord
chord is perpendicular to the
chord
O

A B C

8. The perpendicular bisector of a perpendicular bisector of

chord passes through the centre chord
of the circle.

A B C

9. Equal chords in equal circles equal chords equidistant from C

are equidistant from the centres centre M
D

N
A

10. Chords in a circle which are equal chords equidistant from

C M
equidistant from the centre are centre
D
equal

N
A

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11. Any three non-collinear points perpendicular bisector of
C
lie on a unique circle, whose chord passes through the
centre is the point of centre
concurrency of the
perpendicular bisectors of the
intervals joining the points

A
B

12. Angles in the same segment angles in the same segment C D

are equal
α° α°

β°
A β°
B

13. The angle in a semi-circle is a angle in a semi-circle C

right angle

B
A O

14. Opposite angles of a cyclic opposite angles in a cyclic C

quadrilateral are supplementary quad
D
x°

y° B

x+ y =
180

15. The exterior angle at a vertex exterior angle of cyclic quad C

of a cyclic quadrilateral is D a°
equal to the interior opposite
angle
B

a°
A

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16. If the opposite angles in a converse of opposite angles in C
quadrilateral are supplementary a cyclic quad
D
then the quadrilateral is cyclic x°

y° B
Note:
This theorem is also a test for
four points to be concyclic
A

If x + y =
180 then ABCD lies on a
circle

17. The products of the intercepts intersecting chords A

of two intersecting chords are
equal
C

P
D

AP × BP = CP × DP

18. The products of the intercepts intersecting secants

P
of two intersecting secants to a
circle from an external point C
A

B
AP × BP = CP × DP

19. Tangents to a circle from an tangents from external point A C

external point are equal

B O

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20. The angle between a tangent angle in alternate segment
and a chord through the point C
OR
of contact is equal to the angle x°
in the alternate segment angle between tangent and
chord
O D

x°
A B

P
21. The square of the length of the square of the tangent PT=
2
AP × PB
tangent from an external point
OR
is equal to the product of the
intercepts of the secant passing intersecting tangent and secant
through this point A
OR
tangent and secant
T

Supplementary Theorems

1. Two circles touch if they have tangent of touching circles

a common tangent at the point
of contact
O'

2. If an interval subtends equal converse of angles in the same C

angles at two points on the segment
same side of it then the end x°
points of the interval and the
four points are concyclic B D
x°

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