THEOREM 3

R E P O RT B Y: A N A R I C A M A E E . M E N D O Z A
IN A CIRCLE, A DIAMETER
BISECTS A CHORD AND AN ARC
WITH THE SAME END POINTS IF
A N D O N LY I F I T I S
PERPENDICULAR TO THE CHORD.
IN CIRCLE A BELOW, SEGMENT EF IS A DIAMETER
AND SEGMENT BC IS A CHORD. IF SEGMENT EF IS
PERPENDICULAR TO SEGMENT BC, THEN SEGMENT
BD IS CONGRUENT TO SEGMENT DC AND ARC BE IS
CONGRUENT TO ARC EC

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If EF⊥BC, then BD ≅
DC and arc BE ≅
arc EC.
EXAMPLE
If segment DC B
measures 6 units
F
and arc BE is 75 A D
degrees, what is E
the value of x
and y C
EXAMPLE
The value of y is the B
measure of arc EC.
Since the diameter id F
perpendicular to the A D
chord, then EC is E
congruent to BE. The
value of y is 75
degrees also. C
EXAMPLE
The value of x is the B
measure of segment
BD. Since segment FE F
is perpendicular to A D
segment BC, then DC E
is congruent to BD.
The value of x is 6
units also. C