Inscribed Right Triangle
How to use the property of the inscribed right triangle: property, 2 examples, and their solutions.
Property
If the side of an inscribed triangle
passes through the center of the circle,
then the triangle is a right triangle.
Example
The given triangle is an inscribed triangle.
The side of the given triangle
passes through the center of the circle.
Then the given triangle is a right triangle.
So the brown angle is a right angle.
The interior angles of the triangle are
30º, xº and 90º.
So this triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle.
So x = 60.
So 60 is the answer.
Example
The given triangle is an inscribed triangle.
The side of the given triangle
passes through the center of the circle.
Then the given triangle is a right triangle.
So the brown angle is a right angle.
This hypotenuse is the diameter.
The left radius is 13.
So the right radius is also 13.
See this right triangle.
The sides are (10, x, 13 + 13) = (10, x, 26).
(10, x, 26) looks like the multiple of (5, 12, 13).
So draw a (5, 12, 13) right triangle.
Pythagorean Triple
These two triangles are similar.
Then their sides are proportional.
So x/12 = 10/5.
Similar Triangles
10/5 = 2
x/12 = 2
Multiply 12 to both sides.
Then x = 24.
So x = 24.