SOLUTION: The circle shown below is centered at O, has radius equal to 1, and theta=24. What is the sum of angles ACB and OAB?

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Question 1196199: The circle shown below is centered at O, has radius equal to 1, and theta=24. What is the sum of angles ACB and OAB?
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Answer by ikleyn(52832) About Me  (Show Source):
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theta = 24 degrees is the central angle (it is shown not in the scale in your figure).


Triangle OAB is an isosceles triangle, and the angle OAB is the angle "at the base" AB;

So the measure of the angle OAB is  %28180-24%29%2F2 = 78 degrees.



Next, ACB is an inscribed angle, leaning on the same arc AB as the angle theta.


Therefore, the measure of the angle ACB is half of that for theta, i.e. 12 degrees.


The sum of measures of angles ACB and OAB is 78 + 12 = 90 degrees.    ANSWER

Solved.



Answer by lotusjayden(18) About Me  (Show Source):