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CHAPTER 10

too. The chords will all turn out to be equal because of the following theorem: Theorem 10.2 : If the angles subtended by the chords of a circle at the centre are equal, then the chords are equal. The above theorem is the converse of the Theorem 10.1. Note that in Fig. 10.13, if you take ∠ AOB = ∠ COD, then ∆ AOB ≅ ∆ COD (Why?)

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