Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

School of Graduate Studies
Sorsogon City

Name: Jhena B. Cantonjos

Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education (Ph. D. MathEd)
Subject: Modern Geometry (PHDMATHED 715)
Professor: Ryan V. Dio, Ph. D.

CYCLIC QUADRILATERAL

A cyclic quadrilateral means a quadrilateral that is inscribed in a circle. That

means there is a circle that passes through all four vertices of the quadrilateral. The
vertices are said to be concyclic. The center of the circle is known as the
circumcenter and the radius of the circle is known as the circumradius.
The word "cyclic" is from the Greek word "kuklos", which means "circle" or
"wheel". The word "quadrilateral" is derived from the ancient Latin word "Quadri",
which means "four-side" or "latus".
In the figure given below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with a, b, c, and d as
the side-lengths and p and q as the diagonals.

Properties of Cyclic Quadrilateral

The properties of a cyclic quadrilateral help us to identify this figure easily and
to solve questions based on it. Some of the properties of a cyclic quadrilateral are
given below:
1. In a cyclic quadrilateral, all the four vertices of the quadrilateral lie on the
circumference of the circle.
2. The four sides of the inscribed quadrilateral are the four chords of the circle.
3. The measure of an exterior angle at a vertex is equal to the opposite interior angle.
4. In a cyclic quadrilateral, p × q = sum of product of opposite sides, where p and q
are the diagonals.
5. The perpendicular bisectors are always concurrent.
6. The perpendicular bisectors of the four sides of the cyclic quadrilateral meet at the
center O.
7. The sum of a pair of opposite angles is 180° (supplementary). Let ∠A, ∠B, ∠C, and
∠D be the four angles of an inscribed quadrilateral. Then, ∠A + ∠C = 180° and ∠B +
∠D = 180°.

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References:

1. https://www.cuemath.com/geometry/cyclic-quadrilaterals/

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