THALES THEOREMS

Thales of Miletus, was the first of the seven sages, or wise men of Ancient Greece. Thales
is also nown as the first Gree !hiloso!her, mathematician an" scientist. Thales cre"ite" #
theorems in geometr$%
1. A &ircle is 'isecte" '$ its "iameter
A chor" is a straight line segment (oining an" inclu"e" 'etween ) !oints on a circle, A
chor" !ass is a chor" that !asses through the center of the circle, An" the longest chor" is
the "iameter, So the "iameter !asses through the center of the circle an" 'isects it
*"ivi"es into ) e+ual !arts, when $ou 'isect a circle, it forms two semi-circles.
2. Angles at the 'ase of an$ isosceles triangle are e+ual
.here angles of the 'ase v/ is e+ual to v)
3. .hen two straight lines intersect, o!!osite angles forme" are e+ual
.h$0 1f we let A2 an" &3 'e two straight lines that intersects each other at !oint
Since the straight line AE stan"s on the straight line &3, the angles AE3 an" AE& mae
two right angles *45 "egrees, , Since the straight line 3E stan"s on the straight line A2,
the angles AE3 an" 2E3 mae two right angles *45 "egrees,
So Angle AE3 6 Angle AE& 7 Angle AE3 6 Angle 2E3 source% *!roof.wii,
4. The fourth of Thales Theorems is AAS8SAA &ongruence or Si"e Angle Angle
&ongruence
-1f one triangle has two angles an" one si"e e+ual to another triangle, the two triangles
are e+ual in all res!ects.

5. An$ angle inscri'e" in a semicircle is a right angle
9or an angle to 'e inscri'e" in a semicircle
1. 1ts verte: is a !oint on the arc 'ut not the en"!oints of the arc
2. The si"es of the angle must contain the en"!oints of the arc