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 ∠AOD=67∘\angle AOD = 67^\circ. AOC is the diameter of the circle.

  1. (a)

    Find angle BCD.

    Give a reason for each step of your working.

  2. (b)

    Explain why angle DAB is 123.5∘123.5^\circ.

  3. (c)

    Find angle DBC.

    Give a reason for each step of your working.

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12(a)

1. Find the base angle in isosceles triangle $AOD$.

Since OA=ODOA=OD as radii of the circle, △AOD\triangle AOD is isosceles.

∠OAD=∠ODA=180∘−67∘2=56.5∘\angle OAD=\angle ODA=\frac{180^\circ-67^\circ}{2}=56.5^\circ

2. Relate this angle to the exterior angle at $A$ using parallel lines.

Since AB∥DOAB \parallel DO, the angle between the extension of ABAB and ADAD is equal to ∠ODA\angle ODA.

So the exterior angle at AA of cyclic quadrilateral ABCDABCD is

56.5∘56.5^\circ

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,

∠BCD=56.5∘\angle BCD=56.5^\circ

Answer

∠BCD=56.5∘\angle BCD = 56.5^\circ

12(b)

1. Use the earlier result to identify the supplementary angle at A.

From part (a), ∠BCD=56.5∘\angle BCD = 56.5^\circ.

Since AA, BB, CC and DD are points on the circumference, angles in the same segment are equal, so
∠BAC=∠BCD=56.5∘.\angle BAC = \angle BCD = 56.5^\circ.

2. Use the diameter line to explain why angle DAB is supplementary to angle BAC.

Since AOCAOC is a diameter, AA, OO and CC are collinear, so ACAC is a straight line through AA.

Hence
∠DAB=180∘−∠BAC=180∘−56.5∘=123.5∘.\angle DAB = 180^\circ - \angle BAC = 180^\circ - 56.5^\circ = 123.5^\circ.

Answer

∠DAB=123.5∘\angle DAB = 123.5^\circ

12(c)

1. Identify the angle at A subtended by chord $DC$.

Since AA, OO and CC are collinear, ACAC is the same straight line as AOAO.

From the earlier working, ∠OAD=56.5∘\angle OAD = 56.5^\circ.

Hence
∠DAC=56.5∘.\angle DAC = 56.5^\circ.

2. Use angles in the same segment to find $\angle DBC$.

∠DAC\angle DAC and ∠DBC\angle DBC are angles in the same segment, subtended by the same chord DCDC.

Therefore
∠DBC=∠DAC=56.5∘.\angle DBC = \angle DAC = 56.5^\circ.

Answer

∠DBC=56.5∘\angle DBC = 56.5^\circ

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