This math skill involves calculating a missing angle in an inscribed triangle within a circle. It covers the relationship between inscribed angles and central angles, specifically noting that an inscribed angle is half of its corresponding central angle when the triangle's side is a diameter. It also utilizes the property that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.
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Inscribed triangle in circle missing an angle
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What is the missing angle on this inscribed triangle in this circle?
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When we have an inscribed angle and a central angle from the same points, the inscribed angle is half the central angle. So, since this is a diameter, our inscribed angle will be half of 180, or 90 degrees.
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Now we can use the fact that the inside angles of a triangle must add up to 180 degrees
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So our missing angle is 30 degrees