How Do You Find the Measure of an Angle Created by Intersecting Chords in a Circle?

How Do You Find the Measure of an Angle Created by Intersecting Chords in a Circle?

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This tutorial shows you how to use your knowledge of intersecting chords in a circle to find a missing angle measurement.

Keywords:

  • intersecting chords
  • circle
  • angle
  • intercepted arcs

Background Tutorials

  • Use the constructions of congruent segments, congruent angles, angle bisectors, and perpendicular bisectors to make conjectures about geometric relationships

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      Vertical angles have a very special quality. They are always congruent to one another! Check out this tutorial to learn about and see how to identify vertical angles!

Further Exploration

  • Apply theorems about circles, including relationships among angles, radii, chords, tangents, and secants, to solve non-contextual problems