Circle Theorems

1 Calculate x, giving a reason

D

A 70°
O x° Calculate y, giving a reason
y° C

P Diagram
Calculate the sizeNOT
of angle PQR, giving a reason
accurately drawn

S 56° O
Calculate the size of angle PRQ, giving a reason

3 Calculate the size of angle ACD, giving a reason

Calculate the size of angle DBC, giving a reason

4 Calculate the size of angle CBE, giving a reason

Calculate the size of angle BAE, giving a reason

A Calculate the size of angle BAD, giving a reason

5

O
Calculate the size of angle BCD, giving a reason
86º

B D
C

A
6 Calculate the size of angle BAD, giving a reason

O
B D
70°
Calculate the size of angle BOC, giving a reason

C
 Calculate the size of angle OTP, giving
7 a reason
S

O
A < B

Calculate the size of angle SOT, giving

44° a reason
< P
T

8 Calculate the size of angle x, giving a reason

Calculate the size of angle y, giving a reason

Calculate the size of angle x, giving a reason

9

Calculate the size of angle y, giving a reason

Calculate the size of angle z, giving a reason

Answers:

1. X = 140, ‘angle at centre is twice angle at circumference’

y = 110, ‘opposites angles in a cyclic quadrilateral sum to
180 degrees’

2. PQR = 90, Angle in a semi circle is a right angle

PRQ = 56, Angles in the same segment are equal

3. ACD = 70, Angle in a semi circle is a right angle and angles

in a triangle add upto 180
DBC = 20, Angles in the same segment are equal

4. CBE = 85, ‘opposites angles in a cyclic quadrilateral sum to

180 degrees’
BAE = 130, base angles in an isosceles triangle are equal,
angles in a triangle add upto 180

5. BAD = 43, ‘angle at centre is twice angle at circumference’

BCD = 137, ‘angle at centre is twice angle at circumference’

6. BAD = 90, Angle in a semi circle is a right angle

BOC = 110, angles on a straight line add upto 180

7. OTP = 90, tangent meets the radius at a right angle

SOT = 136, angles in a quadrilateral add upto 360

8. X = 90, Angle in a semi circle is a right angle

y = 53, angles in a triangle add upto 180

9. X = 82, ‘angle at centre is twice angle at circumference’

y = 98, ‘opposites angles in a cyclic quadrilateral sum to 180
degrees’
z = 196, angles around a point add upto 360