Prove the circle properties — the angle at the centre subtended by an arc of a circle is twice the angle at the circumference subtended by the same arc; an angle in a semicircle is a right angle; angles at the circumference of a circle subtended by the same arc are equal; the alternate segment theorem; the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary and its converse; a tangent drawn to a circle is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact and its converse.

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Angle at the centre = 2 × angle at the circumference

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Drag A, B and C around a circle to see the centre angle AOB stay exactly double the circumference angle ACB.

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Circle properties at a glance

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Flip through six named circle properties — drag the points on each diagram and watch the angles update while the theorem statement stays true.

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