Let A , P , Q and R points on the circumference with C as center, A B C D a square, B and D on P R , and C on Q R . Find ∠ P Q R (in degrees).
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or CO = 1/2 PQ and CO =1/2CA so PQ=CQ=CP and required angle =60 Nice problem
Nice problem.... I also solved almost the sme way
I solved this using trigonometry.
Just by analyzing the picture,
If we draw line the diagonal AC of the square, we see is equal to the radius R and is parallel to PQ since the other diagonal is contain in PR.
Then segments AC=CQ=QP =PA all are equal to radius R forming a rhombus which diagonal equal to CP= R so our rhombus is formed by to equilateral triangles then angle PQR must equal to 60 degrees.
sin PQR = cosPRQ =PR / QR Either PQR = 30 and PRQ = 60 or vice versa or both = 45° we assume that PRQ = 60° as BD bisects angle ADC the angle BDC =45° and angle RDC = 135° So in the triangle CRD sum of angle RDC and angle DRC is equal to 135 + 60 = 195 but it is impossible for the same reason PRQ can't be equal to 45° so PRQ has to be equal to 30 and PQR=90-30=60 °
Nice solution shariful....
How come you know that these are the only possibilities.
On any right triangle the sine of one angle is equal to the cosine of the opposite angle simply by definition of sine & cosine (opposite/adjacent over hypotenuse respectively). The side that is opposite for one angle becomes the adjacent side for the opposite angle.
Therefore you can not restringe your angles to 30/60 or 45/45 degrees. Any pair of angles is possible (Eg.: sin(90)=cos(0)). Am I missing something?
If we join AC, O is the point of intersection of the diagonals AC and BD, then, OC= 1/2 AC (OR) 1/2 (radius). So in triangle ORC, sin r = 1/2 or 30 degrees. So, the answer is 60 degrees.
Applying the sin rule to the triangle RBC gives sin R = (BC sin B)/RC = (BC/AC) sin 45 = 1/2. So R is 30. We know P is 90 as RQ is a diameter, so Q is 60.
If you rotate the figure so that A C is vertical, you might find it easier to visualise.
It can readily be seen that A C is a line of symmetry of the figure, ignoring Q and the line segments connected to it for the moment. As such, A C is a perpendicular bisector of R P .
Let X be the centre of the square. Obviously X lies on both A C and R P . Let Y be the point opposite A on the circle.
By the intersecting chord formula, A X . X Y = R X . X P . If we take the radius of the circle to be 1, then this gives 2 1 . 2 3 = R X . X P . But X bisects R P , therefore 4 3 = R X 2 ⇒ R X = 2 3 ⇒ R P = 3 .
∠ R P Q = 9 0 ° since it's an angle in a semicircle. Hence A C ∥ P Q , and we can see that P Q R is half of the circle's inscribed rectangle, leading to P Q = 2 X C = A C = 1 . You might recognise P Q = 1 and R P = 3 as the sides of a 90°/60°/30° triangle, hence ∠ P Q R = 6 0 ° .
Actually that square is useless. As angle PCQ=angle PQC and= 2PRQ by (angle at centre twice angle at circumference) then you can solve angle PQR=60degrees
It’s not obvious to me why angle PCQ = angle PQC.
IN ACAD THE SQUARE IS NEEDED
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Let O the point of interseccion between A C and D B .
We have that ∠ A O R = ∠ R O C = 9 0 ° ∴ △ A R C is isosceles with A R = R C , but A C = R C because both are radius of the circumference. So △ A R C is equilateral ⇒ ∠ P R Q = 3 0 ° and ∠ R P Q = 9 0 ° ∴ ∠ P Q R = 6 0 ° .