Inscribed angle
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
An angle whose apex lies on a plane curve while its sides are chords of the curve. If the curve is a circle, the inscribed angle is equal to half the corresponding angle at the centre of the circle (a central angle).
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Inscribed angle. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Inscribed_angle&oldid=14124
Inscribed angle. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Inscribed_angle&oldid=14124