Circle Theorems

1 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are all on the circumference of the circle.

𝑂 represents the centre.

Not drawn
𝐴 accurately

98° 𝑜 𝑥 𝐵

Calculate the angle 𝑥, giving a reason for your answer.

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2 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 lie on the circumference of a circle.

The line 𝐵𝐶 passes through the centre of the circle, 𝑂.

Not drawn
𝐴 accurately

32° 𝑥
𝐶 𝑜 𝐵

Calculate the angle 𝑥, giving your reasoning for each step.

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3 The diagram below shows a cyclic quadrilateral 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷.

Points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 touch the circumference of the circle.
Line 𝐵𝐷 goes through centre 𝑂.

𝑥
Not drawn
accurately

𝐷
57°
𝑂

𝐵 33°

Work out the size of the angle marked 𝑥.

Explain your reasoning carefully.
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4 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are all on the circumference of a circle.

𝑂 represents the centre.

Not drawn
accurately

𝑂
𝐴
22°

67° 𝑥
𝐵 𝐶

Calculate the angle 𝑥, giving your reasoning for each step.

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5 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are all on the circumference of the circle.

𝑂 represents the centre.
𝐷𝐴 and 𝐷𝐶 are tangents to the circle.
Angle 𝐶𝐷𝑂 = 22°

𝐴 Not drawn
accurately

𝐵 𝑥 𝑜 𝐷
22°

Calculate the angle 𝑥, giving your reasoning for each step.

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6 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶, and 𝐷 are all on the circumference of the circle and 𝐷𝐵 is the
diameter.
Point 𝑋 is the intersection between line 𝐴𝐶 and line 𝐷𝐵
Angle 𝐶𝑋𝐵 = 110°
Angle 𝑋𝐴𝐵 = 22°
Angle 𝐵𝐶𝑋 = 23°

Not drawn
𝐴 accurately

22°
𝐷

𝑋 𝐵

23°

6(a) Calculate the angle 𝑋𝐵𝐶

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6(b) Calculate the angle 𝐷𝐴𝑋

Give a reason for your answer
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7 Points 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 are all on the circumference of the circle.

𝑂 represents the centre.
Angle 𝐷𝑂𝐵 = 2𝑥 + 28
Angle 𝐷𝐶𝐵 = 3𝑥 − 70

Not drawn
𝐷
accurately

𝐶 3𝑥 − 70° 2𝑥 + 28° 𝑜 𝐴

Calculate the value of 𝑥.

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8 Points 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 are on the circumference of a circle, with centre 𝑂.

Points 𝐶, 𝐷 and 𝐸 lie on a tangent line.
𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶

𝐴 Not drawn
accurately

𝑜
𝐵
107° 46°
𝐹
𝐸

Calculate angle 𝐶𝐷𝑂.

[5 marks]

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