Prentice Hall Geometry

Find each indicated measure for circle dot o .

    1. m , modified b c with frown above
    2. m angle b
    3. m angle c
    4. m , modified eh b with frown above
    A circle with center O has three inscribed angles forming triangle ABC, with angle A 48 degrees and arc AC 110 degrees.
    1. m angle eh
    2. m , modified c e with frown above
    3. m angle c
    4. m angle d
    5. m angle eh b e
    A circle has four angles. Angle A shares sides with angles B and D. Angle B has other side to E through center O. Angle C has a side to B, at 25 degrees from BE, and shares a side with angle D. Arcs AC and BD are each 80 degrees. 
  1. Think About a Plan What kind of trapezoid can be inscribed in a circle? Justify your response.
    • Draw several diagrams to make a conjecture.
    • How can parallel lines help?

Find the value of each variable. For each circle, the dot represents the center.

  1. A circle has three inscribed angles sharing a vertex. The angle measuring b degrees has one side as a tangent. The angle measuring a degrees has arc 52 degrees, with radius from the end of one side to the center of the circle on the other side. The angle measuring c degrees has arc 84 degrees.
  2. A circle has two inscribed angles sharing a vertex, one measuring a degrees and one measuring b degrees with a side as a tangent with arc c degrees. The arc between the other side of angle a degrees is 160 degrees. Two radius lines connect the sides of angle a degrees, 44 degrees apart.
  3. A circle has three inscribed angles sharing a vertex.
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Write a proof for Exercises 26 and 27.

  1. Proof Inscribed Angle Theorem, Case II

    Given: circle dot o  with inscribed angle eh b c

    Prove: m angle , eh b c equals . 1 half . m , modified eh c with frown above

    (Hint: Use the Inscribed Angle Theorem, Case I.)

    A circle with center O has inscribed angle ABC, with diameter line BP between the sides.

  2. Proof Inscribed Angle Theorem, Case III

    Given: circle dot s  with inscribed angle p q r

    Prove: m angle , p q r equals . 1 half . m , modified p r with frown above

    (Hint: Use the Inscribed Angle Theorem, Case I.)

    A circle with center S has inscribed angle PQR to the left of diameter line QT.

  3. Television The director of a telecast wants the option of showing the same scene from three different views.
    1. Explain why cameras in the positions shown in the diagram will transmit the same scene.
    2. Reasoning Will the scenes look the same when the director views them on the control room monitors? Explain.

    Two cameras are side-by-side aimed to the front, one towards the left and one towards the right.

    A circle has a chord representing a scene at the top. Cameras 1 through 3 on the circle form inscribed angles with sides extending to each side of the scene, one on the left, one down to the left, and one down to the right.


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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments