In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle with centre O. AB is parallel to DO and . AOC is the diameter of the circle.

- (a)
Find angle BCD.
Give a reason for each step of your working.
- (b)
Explain why angle DAB is .
- (c)
Find angle DBC.
Give a reason for each step of your working.
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Worked solution
12(a)
1. Find the base angle in isosceles triangle $AOD$.
Since as radii of the circle, is isosceles.
2. Relate this angle to the exterior angle at $A$ using parallel lines.
Since , the angle between the extension of and is equal to .
So the exterior angle at of cyclic quadrilateral is
3. Use the cyclic quadrilateral angle property to find $\angle BCD$.
In a cyclic quadrilateral, an exterior angle is equal to the interior opposite angle.
Therefore,
12(b)
1. Use the earlier result to identify the supplementary angle at A.
From part (a), .
Since , , and are points on the circumference, angles in the same segment are equal, so
2. Use the diameter line to explain why angle DAB is supplementary to angle BAC.
Since is a diameter, , and are collinear, so is a straight line through .
Hence
12(c)
1. Identify the angle at A subtended by chord $DC$.
Since , and are collinear, is the same straight line as .
From the earlier working, .
Hence
2. Use angles in the same segment to find $\angle DBC$.
and are angles in the same segment, subtended by the same chord .
Therefore
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