figures/fig-iii-20.textex · 1278 bytesRaw% fig-iii-20.tex — III.20: inscribed angle theorem.
\begin{figure}[H]
\centering
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.1, line cap=round]
\coordinate (O) at (0, 0);
\def\r{2}
\draw[thin] (O) circle (\r);
\coordinate (A) at ({\r*cos(150)}, {\r*sin(150)}); % on circle, left
\coordinate (B) at ({\r*cos(30)}, {\r*sin(30)}); % on circle, right
\coordinate (P) at ({\r*cos(270)}, {\r*sin(270)}); % on circle, bottom (point opposite arc)
% Chord AB.
\draw[very thick] (A) -- (B);
% Inscribed angle from P.
\draw[thick] (P) -- (A);
\draw[thick] (P) -- (B);
% Central angle from O.
\draw[thick, dashed] (O) -- (A);
\draw[thick, dashed] (O) -- (B);
\node[below] at (O) {$O$};
\node[above left] at (A) {$A$};
\node[above right] at (B) {$B$};
\node[below] at (P) {$P$};
% Indicate angles.
\draw[->, thin] (1.1, 0.6) arc[start angle=30, end angle=150, radius=1.2];
\node at (0, 1.3) {$2\theta$};
\draw[->, thin] (P) ++(60:0.7) arc[start angle=60, end angle=120, radius=0.7];
\node at (0, -1.0) {$\theta$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\caption{Proposition III.20. The central angle $\angle AOB$ is twice
the inscribed angle $\angle APB$ subtending the same arc $AB$.
Corollary: all inscribed angles on the same arc are equal.}
\label{fig:III.20}
\end{figure}