A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , … , A 1 0 .
There are ten points on a circle that are equally spaced, namelyIf C is the center of the circle, what is the measure in degrees, of the angle A 1 A 5 C ?
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Join A 7 A 6 C . Now since the circle is divided into 10 equal parts, ∠ A 7 C 6 = 1 0 3 6 0 = 3 6 .
Join A 1 C A 5 , now the angle ∠ A 1 C A 5 is divided into 4 equal anngles of ∠ 3 6 each. Therefore,
∠ A 1 C A 5 = 4 × 3 6 = 1 4 4
Hence, Δ A 1 C A 5 is isoceles, C A 1 = C A 5 .
∴ ∠ A 1 A 5 C = 9 0 − 2 ∠ A 1 C A 5 (using angle sum property) ∴ ∠ A 1 A 5 C = 9 0 − 7 2 = 1 8
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We know that ∠ A 1 C A 2 = 1 0 3 6 0 = 3 6 degrees, since the points are equally spaced and we are calculating the central angle, thus ∠ A 1 C A 5 = 4 ( 3 6 ) = 1 4 4 degrees.
We know that △ A 1 C A 5 is an isosceles triangle (equal radii : A 1 C = A 5 C )
Thus ∠ A 1 A 5 C = 1 8 0 − 1 4 4 = 2 3 6 = 1 8 degrees.