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The given figure show a circle with centre O. Also, PQ = QR = RS and ∠PTS = 75°. Calculate: (i) ∠POS, (ii) ∠QOR,

Selina Solutions Concise Class 10 Maths Chapter 17 ex. 17(B) - 5

Solution:

Join \[OP,\text{ }OQ,\text{ }OR\text{ }and\text{ }OS\]

Given, \[PQ\text{ }=\text{ }QR\text{ }=\text{ }RS\]

So, \[\angle POQ\text{ }=\angle QOR\text{ }=\angle ROS\]

[Equal chords subtends equal angles at the centre]

\[Arc\text{ }PQRS\]subtends \[\angle POS\] at the centre and \[\angle PTS\]at the remaining part of the circle.

Hence,

\[\angle POS\text{ }=\text{ }2\text{ }x\angle PTS\]

\[=\text{ }2\text{ }x\text{ }{{75}^{o}}~=\text{ }{{150}^{o}}\]

Or,

\[\angle POQ\text{ }+\angle QOR\text{ }+\angle ROS\text{ }=\text{ }{{150}^{o}}\]

\[\angle POQ\text{ }=\angle QOR\text{ }=\angle ROS\]

So,

\[=\text{ }{{150}^{o}}/\text{ }3\text{ }=\text{ }{{50}^{o}}\]

In \[\vartriangle OPQ\] we have,

\[OP\text{ }=\text{ }OQ\][Radii of the same circle]

So, \[\angle OPQ\text{ }=\angle OQP\]

[Angles opposite to equal sides are equal]

By angle sum property of \[\vartriangle OPQ\]

\[\angle OPQ\text{ }+\angle OQP\text{ }+\angle POQ\text{ }=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}\]

\[\angle OPQ\text{ }+\angle OQP\text{ }+\text{ }{{50}^{o}}~=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}\]

\[\angle OPQ\text{ }+\angle OQP\text{ }=\text{ }{{130}^{o}}\]

Or,

\[2\angle OPQ\text{ }=\text{ }{{130}^{o}}\]

\[\angle OPQ\text{ }=\angle OPQ\]

So,

\[=\text{ }{{130}^{o}}/\text{ }2\text{ }=\text{ }{{65}^{o}}\]

Similarly, we can prove that

In \[\vartriangle OQR\]

\[\angle OQR\text{ }=\angle ORQ\text{ }=\text{ }{{65}^{o}}\]

And in \[\vartriangle ORS\]

\[\angle ORS\text{ }=\angle OSR\text{ }=\text{ }{{65}^{o}}\]

So,

(i) \[\angle POS\text{ }=\text{ }{{150}^{o}}\]

(ii) \[\angle QOR\text{ }=\text{ }{{50}^{o}}~\]