Practicing Success
Let O be the centre of a circle. PA and PB are tangents to the circle from a point P outside the circle and A and B are points on the circle, If angle APB = 50° , then angle OAB is equal to: |
25° 20° 40° 50° |
25° |
∠OAP = ∠OBP = 90º ( Angle made by radius on circumference ) In quadrilateral OABP ∠O + ∠A + ∠B + ∠P = 360º ∠O + 90º+ 90º + 50º = 360º ∠O = 130º Now, in triangle OAB ∠OAB = ∠OBA ( Because OA = OB , angles made by equal sides are equal ) ∠AOB + ∠OAB + ∠OBA = 180º ∠OAB + ∠OBA = 180º - 130º = 50º 2∠OAB = 50º ∠OAB = 25º ( ∠OAB = ∠OBA )
∠OAB + ∠OBA = 180º |