CYCLIC

QUADRILATERALS

Identifying Cyclic
Quadrilaterals
A cyclic quadrilateral is a quadrilateral
with its four vertices lying on the
circumference of a circle.
Example:
A

P
D

Example:
State whether PQRS in each
following is a cyclic quadrilateral.
a)
b)

of

the

Q
P
R

Q
P

Yes

No

Identifying Interior
Opposite Angles
A cyclic quadrilateral has two pairs of
interior opposite angles that face each
other.
C

D
d

a and c, and b and d

are two pairs of
interior opposite
angles. The sum of
the interior opposite
angles is 180

Example:
Name the pairs of interior opposite angles
of the following cyclic quadrilaterals.
a)
b)
z

p and r
q and s

z and w
u and y

Relationship Between Interior Opposite

Angles
The interior opposite angles of a cyclic
quadrilateral are supplementary.

D
d

a + c = 180

b + d = 180
B

Example 1:
The diagrams shows a cyclic quadrilateral.
Find the values of x and y.
Q

x = 180 - 82

110

82
S

x = 98
y = 180 - 110

y
R

y = 70

Example 2:
The diagrams shows a cyclic quadrilateral.
Find the values of r and s.

r = 180 - 120
r = 60

120
s

s = 180 - 90
r

s = 90

Identifying Exterior
and Corresponding Interior
Opposite Angles
Example:

x = exterior angle

y = corresponding
interior opposite
angle

Q
y

x
R

Example:
Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
1)
y

a) w + ____ = 180

b) Exterior angle
x
= _____

Corresponding
interior opposite
angle
w
= _____

2)

f
a) h + _____
= 180
k
f

e
g
h

b) Exterior angle
k
= _____
c) Corresponding
Interior Opposite
angle
g
= _____

Relationship Between Exterior and

Corresponding Interior Opposite
Angles
The exterior angle is a cyclic quadrilateral
is equal to the interior opposite angle.
q

d
s

c
r

a + c = 180
Is c = p?
a + p = 180
p = c

Example:
1) Find the value of x and y.

x = 180 - 65
x = 115

x
65

100

y = 100

2) Find the value of x and y.

x = 180 - 68 - 35
x = 77

68
32

35
y

Interior opposite angle of x

=180 - 77
=103
y = 180 - 103 - 32
y = 45

3) Find the value of x and y.

70
x
y

x = 70
y = 180 - 90 - 70
y = 20

Solving Problems Involving

Cyclic Quadrilaterals
Example:
1) In the diagram, O is the centre of a circle.
Find the value of x and y.
D
x
A
O
200
y
B

200
x=
2
x = 100
y = 180 - 100
y = 80

2)Given that O is the centre of the circle,

solve the following problems.
a) Find the value of x.

O
110
R

P
Q

POR (Reflex)
= 360 - 110
= 250
1
PQR = x 250
2
= 125
x = 180 - 125
= 55

b) Find the value of x + y.

50
30

x = 2 x 50
x = 100
180 - 100
SPO =
2
= 40
y = 180 - 40 - 30
y = 110
x + y = 100 + 110
= 210

c) Find the value of x + y.

M
L
106
O
y

20
x

K
N

x = KLM
x = 106
KNO = 180 -106 - 20
= 54
y = 180 - 54 - 54
P
= 72
x + y = 106 + 72
= 178