Chapter 5
I’m Up and Down, and Round and Round
CBSE Class 9
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Question:

A quadrilateral MNOP is inscribed in a circle. If MN is a diameter, what can you say about ∠MOP\angle MOP and ∠MNP\angle MNP? Explain your reasoning.

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Let ∠MOP=x\angle MOP = x and ∠MNP=y\angle MNP = y

Since MN is a diameter,

∠MPN=∠MON=90∘\angle MPN = \angle MON = 90^\circ[Angle in semicircle] ...(i)

Now, in cyclic quadrilateral MNOP,

∠NOP+∠NMP=180∘\angle NOP + \angle NMP = 180^\circ

But ∠NOP=∠NOM+∠MOP=90∘+x\angle NOP = \angle NOM + \angle MOP = 90^\circ + x

Hence, 90∘+x+∠NMP=180∘90^\circ + x + \angle NMP = 180^\circ

∠NMP=90∘−x\angle NMP = 90^\circ - x ...(ii)

In △MNP\triangle MNP,

∠NMP+∠MPN+∠MNP=180∘\angle NMP + \angle MPN + \angle MNP = 180^\circ.                  [Angle sum property]

Substituting,

(90∘−x)+90∘+y=180∘(90^\circ - x) + 90^\circ + y = 180^\circ       [From (i) and (ii)]

y=xy = x
 Therefore, ∠MOP=∠MNP\angle MOP = \angle MNP.

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