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McGraw Hill Integrated II, 2012

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Exercise 25 Page 793

The Inscribed Angle Theorem tells us that the measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc.

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Practice makes perfect

In our exercise we want to find the measure of GH.

To do so, let's recall the Inscribed Angle Theorem.

Inscribed Angle Theorem
The measure of an inscribed angle is half that of its intercepted arc.

An angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides are chords of the circle is an inscribed angle. Therefore, in the given diagram the angle of measure 28^(∘) is an inscribed angle, and the intercepted arc of this angle is GH. This means that 28^(∘) is half of mGH. 1/2mGH = 28^(∘) ⇕ mGH = 56^(∘)

Subchapter links

1 Circles and Circumference p.792

2 Measuring Angles and Arcs p.792

3 Arcs and Chords p.793

4 Inscribed Angles p.793

5 Tangents p.794

6 Secants, Tangents, and Angle Measures p.794

7 Special Segments in a Circle p.795

8 Equations of Circles p.795

9 Areas of Circles and Sectors p.796