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Concepts 73
Concepts 73
Geometry
Theorem 4.3.7
The perpendicular bisector of any chord passes through the center. In the figure below,
the perpendicular bisectors of AB and CD intersect at the center O.
Corollary 4.3.8 • Congruent chords are equidistant from the center of a circle.
• If two chords in a circle are congruent, then their intercepted arcs are congruent.
• If two chords in a circle are congruent, then they determine two central angles that
are congruent.
Theorem 4.3.9
The angle marked in the diagram is half of the difference of the 2 red arcs.
_ _
BD − AC
∠AP C =
2
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