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In the given figure, . Show that is equal to the radius of the circumcircle of whose centre is .

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Join the lines and

We know that the angle subtended by an arc of a circle at the centre is double the angle subtended by the arc at any point on the circumference

So we get


It is given that


By multiplication 


In

We know that the radii are equal 


The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal


Consider

Using the angle sum property


By substituting the value we get


So we get

By Subtraction


By division 


We get

We know that is an equilateral triangle

So we get

Therefore, it is proved that is equal to the radius of the circumcircle of whose centre is .
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In the given figure, . Show that is equal to the radius of the circumcircle of whose centre is .
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