Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 569

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Geometry Difficulty 5.0 Find the answer

390. A circle is divided into five equal arcs by five points. Find the measure of each of them.

Official solution

\triangleright The total of all arcs is 360360^{\circ}, so each of them is 360/5=72.360^{\circ} / 5=72^{\circ} . \triangleleft

(The Inscribed Angle Theorem) Let A,BA, B and CC be points on a circle with center OO. Then the angle BACB A C is equal to half the measure of the arc BCB C, that is, half the angle BOCB O C.

The angle BACB A C is called an inscribed angle subtending the arc BCB C. Then we can say: an inscribed angle is equal to half the arc it subtends.

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