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In the diagram, A,B,C and D are points on a circle centre O. BD is a diameter and AF is the tangent to the circle at A. CBD = 30° and AC and BD intersect at E such that AEB = 70°. Find CAD, ADB, ACD, CAF.

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4 parts
i

30∘30^\circ

ii

40∘40^\circ

iii

50∘50^\circ

iv

80∘80^\circ

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Given Information:

  • A, B, C, D are points on a circle with center O.
  • BD is a diameter.
  • AF is a tangent to the circle at A.
  • ∠CBD=30∘\angle CBD = 30^\circ.
  • AC and BD intersect at E.
  • ∠AEB=70∘\angle AEB = 70^\circ.

Part i· 2 steps

Find ∠CAD\angle CAD

  1. Identify that ∠CAD\angle CAD and ∠CBD\angle CBD are angles subtended by the same arc CD.

    Angles subtended by the same arc in a circle are equal.

    ∠CAD=∠CBD\angle CAD = \angle CBD
  2. Substitute the given value of ∠CBD\angle CBD.

    ∠CAD=30∘\angle CAD = 30^\circ

    The value of ∠CAD\angle CAD is 30∘\boxed{30^\circ}.

Part ii

40∘40^\circ

Find ∠ADB\angle ADB

  1. Find ∠AED\angle AED.

    Angles ∠AEB\angle AEB and ∠AED\angle AED are supplementary because they form a linear pair on the straight line BD.

    ∠AED=180∘−∠AEB\angle AED = 180^\circ - \angle AEB ∠AED=180∘−70∘=110∘\angle AED = 180^\circ - 70^\circ = 110^\circ
  2. Use the sum of angles in △ADE\triangle ADE.

    In △ADE\triangle ADE, the sum of angles is 180∘180^\circ. We know ∠DAE=∠CAD=30∘\angle DAE = \angle CAD = 30^\circ from part (i).

    ∠DAE+∠ADE+∠AED=180∘\angle DAE + \angle ADE + \angle AED = 180^\circ 30∘+∠ADB+110∘=180∘30^\circ + \angle ADB + 110^\circ = 180^\circ
  3. Solve for ∠ADB\angle ADB.

    ∠ADB=180∘−30∘−110∘\angle ADB = 180^\circ - 30^\circ - 110^\circ ∠ADB=40∘\angle ADB = 40^\circ

    The value of ∠ADB\angle ADB is 40∘\boxed{40^\circ}.

Part iii

50∘50^\circ

Find ∠ACD\angle ACD

  1. Find ∠ABD\angle ABD.

    Since BD is a diameter, the angle subtended by the diameter at any point on the circumference is 90∘90^\circ.
    Therefore, ∠DAB=90∘\angle DAB = 90^\circ.
    In △DAB\triangle DAB, the sum of angles is 180∘180^\circ. We know ∠ADB=40∘\angle ADB = 40^\circ from part (ii).

    ∠DAB+∠ADB+∠ABD=180∘\angle DAB + \angle ADB + \angle ABD = 180^\circ 90∘+40∘+∠ABD=180∘90^\circ + 40^\circ + \angle ABD = 180^\circ
  2. Solve for ∠ABD\angle ABD.

    ∠ABD=180∘−90∘−40∘\angle ABD = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 40^\circ ∠ABD=50∘\angle ABD = 50^\circ
  3. Identify that ∠ACD\angle ACD and ∠ABD\angle ABD are angles subtended by the same arc AD.

    Angles subtended by the same arc in a circle are equal.

    ∠ACD=∠ABD\angle ACD = \angle ABD ∠ACD=50∘\angle ACD = 50^\circ

    The value of ∠ACD\angle ACD is 50∘\boxed{50^\circ}.

Part iv

80∘80^\circ

Find ∠CAF\angle CAF

  1. Identify the relationship between ∠CAF\angle CAF and ∠ABC\angle ABC.

    AF is a tangent to the circle at A, and AC is a chord. The angle between a tangent and a chord through the point of contact is equal to the angle in the alternate segment.

    ∠CAF=∠ABC\angle CAF = \angle ABC
  2. Calculate ∠ABC\angle ABC.

    ∠ABC\angle ABC is the sum of ∠ABD\angle ABD and ∠DBC\angle DBC.
    We found ∠ABD=50∘\angle ABD = 50^\circ in part (iii), and ∠DBC=30∘\angle DBC = 30^\circ is given.

    ∠ABC=∠ABD+∠DBC\angle ABC = \angle ABD + \angle DBC ∠ABC=50∘+30∘\angle ABC = 50^\circ + 30^\circ ∠ABC=80∘\angle ABC = 80^\circ
  3. Substitute the value of ∠ABC\angle ABC to find ∠CAF\angle CAF.

    ∠CAF=80∘\angle CAF = 80^\circ

    The value of ∠CAF\angle CAF is 80∘\boxed{80^\circ}.

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