The diagram shows a circle BDEFG, centre O and diameter BE. The line AC is a tangent to the circle at B and . The ratio of angle EBF to angle FBG to angle GBC is 1 : 1 : 2.

- (a)
State a fact about the arcs EF and FG.
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- (b)
Showing all reasons clearly, find
- (i)
angle DEB,
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- (ii)
angle EFG.
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- (i)
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19(a)
1. Relate the equal angles at $B$ to their intercepted arcs
Given
so .
Equal angles at the circumference stand on equal arcs, hence arc arc .
Arcs and are equal.
19(b)(i)
1. Relate the angle at the centre to the angle at the circumference standing on chord $DB$
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Since and stand on the same arc ,
19(b)(ii)
1. Find $\angle EBG$ from the given ratio
Since is tangent at and is a diameter, is along the radius .
So .
Given
let the angles be , and .
Hence
2. Use cyclic quadrilateral property to find $\angle EFG$
Points , , and lie on the same circle, so is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary:
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