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In the picture,m^6 ADC=^12 mAĈ. If we had drawn in the central angle^6 ABC, we could also say thatm^6 ADC=
1
2 m^6 ABCbecause the measure of the central angle is equal to the measure of the intercepted arc. To prove the
Inscribed Angle Theorem, you would need to split it up into three cases, like the three different angles drawn from
the Investigation.
Congruent Inscribed Angle Theorem:Inscribed angles that intercept the same arc are congruent.
Inscribed Angle Semicircle Theorem:An angle that intercepts a semicircle is a right angle.
In the Inscribed Angle Semicircle Theorem we could also say that the angle is inscribed in a semicircle. Anytime a
right angle is inscribed in a circle, the endpoints of the angle are the endpoints of a diameter. Therefore, the converse
of the Inscribed Angle Semicircle Theorem is also true.
Example A
FindmDĈandm^6 ADB.
From the Inscribed Angle Theorem,mDĈ= 2 · 45 ◦= 90 ◦.m^6 ADB=^12 · 76 ◦= 38 ◦.
Example B
Findm^6 ADBandm^6 ACB.
The intercepted arc for both angles isAB̂. Therefore,m^6 ADB=m^6 ACB=^12 · 124 ◦= 62 ◦