is inscribed in circle as shown. One of its side is diameter of the circle. Given that , find in degrees.
Triangle
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Since one of the side of the triangle is the diameter of the circle, it is a right triangle. Let A B = 2 r and ∠ A B C = θ , then A C = 2 r sin θ and B C = 2 r cos θ .So the area of the triangle is 2 1 ( 2 r sin θ ) ( 2 r cos θ ) = 2 r 2 ( sin θ ) ( cos θ ) . Using the double angle identity, sin 2 x = 2 sin x cos x , we have
A T = r 2 sin 2 θ
Given in the problem that A T A C = 2 π , so
r 2 sin 2 θ π r 2 = 2 π
2 1 = sin 2 θ
2 θ = sin − 1 ( 2 1 )
2 θ = 3 0
θ = 1 5