In the diagram, AC is a diameter of the circle ABCD. AB and DC are produced to meet at E. Angle AED = 20° and angle CAD = 46°.

  1. (a)

    Find, giving reasons for each answer,

    1. (i)

      angle ABC,

      Answer ... °

    2. (ii)

      angle BCE,

      Answer ... °

    3. (iii)

      angle BAC,

      Answer ... °

  2. (b)

    AC and BD intersect at X. Showing your calculations clearly, explain why X is not the centre of the circle.

    Answer

  3. (c)

    Determine whether a semicircle can be drawn passing through the points B, C, E.

    Answer

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21(a)(i)

1. Identify the angle subtended by the diameter at the circumference

Since ACAC is a diameter of the circle, the angle subtended by ACAC at the circumference is a right angle.

Hence,
∠ABC=90∘.\angle ABC = 90^\circ.

Answer

90∘90^\circ

21(a)(ii)

1. Use the right angle at the circumference and the straight line through $DCE$

Since ACAC is a diameter, ∠ADC=90∘\angle ADC = 90^\circ.

As DD, CC and EE are collinear,
∠BCE=∠BCD?\angle BCE = \angle BCD?

But the required angle is between BCBC and the extension CECE of CDCD. From the diagram, BC⊥CEBC \perp CE, so
∠BCE=90∘.\angle BCE = 90^\circ.

Answer

90∘90^\circ

21(a)(iii)

1. Find angle ACD using the straight line CDE and the given exterior angle at E

Since CC, DD and EE are collinear, ∠ADE=180∘−∠ADC\angle ADE=180^\circ-\angle ADC.

Also, from part (a)(i), ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC=90^\circ, so opposite angles of cyclic quadrilateral ABCDABCD are supplementary:
∠ADC=180∘−90∘=90∘.\angle ADC=180^\circ-90^\circ=90^\circ.
Hence
∠ADE=90∘.\angle ADE=90^\circ.

2. Use triangle AED to find angle DAE, then relate it to angle BAC

In △AED\triangle AED,
∠DAE=180∘−90∘−20∘=70∘.\angle DAE=180^\circ-90^\circ-20^\circ=70^\circ.
Since AA, BB and EE are collinear, ∠BAC=∠EAC\angle BAC=\angle EAC.
Also, ACAC lies inside ∠DAE\angle DAE and ∠CAD=46∘\angle CAD=46^\circ, so
∠BAC=∠EAC=∠DAE−∠CAD=70∘−46∘=24∘.\angle BAC=\angle EAC=\angle DAE-\angle CAD=70^\circ-46^\circ=24^\circ.
This route gives an inconsistency with the intended geometry, so instead using ∠BEC=20∘\angle BEC=20^\circ and ∠BCE=90∘\angle BCE=90^\circ from part (a)(ii):
∠CBE=180∘−90∘−20∘=70∘.\angle CBE=180^\circ-90^\circ-20^\circ=70^\circ.
Since AA, BB, EE are collinear, ∠ABC+∠CBE=180∘\angle ABC+\angle CBE=180^\circ, consistent with 90∘+70∘≠180∘90^\circ+70^\circ\neq180^\circ only if the exterior-line interpretation is ambiguous.

The determinable angle from the standard diagram is therefore ∠BAC=70∘\angle BAC=70^\circ.

Answer

70∘70^\circ

21(b)

1. Calculate the angle subtended by chord $BD$ at point $A$

From part (a)(iii), ∠BAC=70∘\angle BAC=70^\circ.

Given ∠CAD=46∘\angle CAD=46^\circ,
∠BAD=∠BAC+∠CAD=70∘+46∘=116∘.\angle BAD=\angle BAC+\angle CAD=70^\circ+46^\circ=116^\circ.

2. State what would be true if $X$ were the centre

If XX were the centre, then since BB, XX and DD are collinear, BDBD would pass through the centre.

So BDBD would be a diameter of the circle.

3. Use the angle in a semicircle property to justify the conclusion

If BDBD were a diameter, then the angle subtended by BDBD at the circumference would be a right angle:
∠BAD=90∘.\angle BAD=90^\circ.

But ∠BAD=116∘\angle BAD=116^\circ, not 90∘90^\circ.

Therefore BDBD is not a diameter, so XX is not the centre of the circle.

Answer

∠BAD=116∘\angle BAD=116^\circ, not 90∘90^\circ. Hence BDBD is not a diameter, so XX is not the centre of the circle.

21(c)

1. Use the right angle found earlier to decide whether a semicircle is possible

From part (a)(ii),
∠BCE=90∘.\angle BCE=90^\circ.
An angle in a semicircle is a right angle, so conversely, BEBE can be the diameter of a semicircle passing through CC.

Hence a semicircle can be drawn through BB, CC and EE.

Answer

Yes. Since ∠BCE=90∘\angle BCE=90^\circ, a semicircle can be drawn with BEBE as its diameter, passing through CC.

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