Prove that the angles between the two tangents from an external pointto a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line segments joining the points of contact to the center.
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Given AB and AC are two tangents to a circle from an external point P. To prove∠A + ∠BOC = 180° Proof By the theorem, the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
Hence ∠OBA = ÐOCA = 90° In a quadrilateral. ABOC, ∠A + ∠ACO + ∠COB + ∠OBA = 360° (Sum of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°)
∠A + 90° + ∠COB + 90° = 360°
∠A + ∠BOC = 180
Hence ∠OBA = ÐOCA = 90° In a quadrilateral. ABOC, ∠A + ∠ACO + ∠COB + ∠OBA = 360° (Sum of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°)
∠A + 90° + ∠COB + 90° = 360°
∠A + ∠BOC = 180
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