Inscribed Quadrilateral Angle Measure

CAT 2017 Slot 2 · QA · Medium · Geometry

ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If COD=120\angle COD = 120^\circ and BAC=30\angle BAC = 30^\circ, then the value of BCD\angle BCD (in degrees) is

Answer

90

Explanation

Since COD=120\angle COD = 120^\circ is the angle subtended by chord CDCD at the centre OO, the angle subtended by CDCD at the circumference is CAD=12COD=60\angle CAD = \frac{1}{2} \angle COD = 60^\circ.

Now, BAD=BAC+CAD=30+60=90\angle BAD = \angle BAC + \angle CAD = 30^\circ + 60^\circ = 90^\circ.

Since ABCDABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral, opposite angles add up to 180180^\circ: BCD=180BAD=18090=90\angle BCD = 180^\circ - \angle BAD = 180^\circ - 90^\circ = 90^\circ.

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