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On a circle sixteen points, A 1 A_1 , A 2 A_2 , A 3 A_3 , ... A 16 A_{16} , are equally spaced. What is the measure of A 7 A 9 A 13 \angle A_7 A_9 A_{13} in degrees?


The answer is 112.5.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 17, 2020

Choose any point from A 14 A_{14} to A 6 A_6 (I have chosen A 2 A_2 for convenience) to make A 2 A 7 A 9 A 13 A_2A_7A_9A_{13} a cyclic quadrilateral , so that we can use its properties. Let the center of the circle be O O . Then A 7 O A 13 = 6 16 × 36 0 = 13 5 \angle A_7OA_{13} = \dfrac 6{16} \times 360^\circ = 135^\circ . 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 13 = 13 5 2 = 67. 5 \angle A_7A_2A_{13} = \dfrac {135^\circ}2 = 67.5^\circ . Since the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral add to 18 0 180^\circ , A 7 A 9 A 13 = 18 0 67. 5 = 112.5 \angle A_7A_9A_{13} = 180^\circ - 67.5^\circ = \boxed{112.5}^\circ .

That's brilliant, I was thinking of cyclic quadrilaterals in solution but could not create any such concrete equations. Great :)

Mahdi Raza - 1 year, 3 months ago
Mahdi Raza
Feb 17, 2020

David Vreken
Feb 18, 2020

Let O O be the center of the circle and draw A 13 O A_{13}O and A 7 O A_{7}O .

Then A 13 O A 7 \angle A_{13}OA_{7} (the angle that subtends the major arc) is 10 16 360 ° = 225 ° \frac{10}{16} \cdot 360° = 225° , and since an inscribed angle subtended by two points is half the central angle subtended by the same two points, θ = 1 2 225 ° = 112.5 ° \theta = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 225° = \boxed{112.5°} .

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