On a circle sixteen points, A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , ... A 1 6 , are equally spaced. What is the measure of ∠ A 7 A 9 A 1 3 in degrees?
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That's brilliant, I was thinking of cyclic quadrilaterals in solution but could not create any such concrete equations. Great :)
Let O be the center of the circle and draw A 1 3 O and A 7 O .
Then ∠ A 1 3 O A 7 (the angle that subtends the major arc) is 1 6 1 0 ⋅ 3 6 0 ° = 2 2 5 ° , and since an inscribed angle subtended by two points is half the central angle subtended by the same two points, θ = 2 1 ⋅ 2 2 5 ° = 1 1 2 . 5 ° .
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Choose any point from A 1 4 to A 6 (I have chosen A 2 for convenience) to make A 2 A 7 A 9 A 1 3 a cyclic quadrilateral , so that we can use its properties. Let the center of the circle be O . Then ∠ A 7 O A 1 3 = 1 6 6 × 3 6 0 ∘ = 1 3 5 ∘ . For the same chord the angle it extends at the circumference is half that of the angle at the center. Therefore ∠ A 7 A 2 A 1 3 = 2 1 3 5 ∘ = 6 7 . 5 ∘ . Since the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral add to 1 8 0 ∘ , ∠ A 7 A 9 A 1 3 = 1 8 0 ∘ − 6 7 . 5 ∘ = 1 1 2 . 5 ∘ .