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Prove by vector method, that the angle subtended on semicircle is a right angle.

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Solution 1

Let seg AB be a diameter of a circle with centre C and P be any point on the circle other than A and B.

Then ∠APB is an angle subtended on a semicircle.

Let `bar"AC" = bar"CB" = bar"a"` and `bar"CP" = bar"r"`

Then `|bar"a"| = |bar"r"|`       ....(1)

`bar"AP" = bar"AC" + bar"CP"`

= `bar"a" + bar"r"`

= `bar"r" + bar"a"`

`bar"BP" = bar"BC" + bar"CP"`

= `- bar"CB" + bar"CP"`

= `- bar"a" + bar"r"`

∴ `bar"AP".bar"BP" = (bar"r" + bar"a").(bar"r" - bar"a")`

= `bar"r".bar"r" - bar"r".bar"a" + bar"a".bar"r" - bar"a".bar"a"`

= `|bar"r"|^2 - |bar"a"|^2`

= 0    ....`(∵ bar"r".bar"a" = bar"a".bar"r")`

∴ `bar"AP" ⊥ bar"BP"`

∴ ∠APB is a right angle.

Hence, the angle subtended on a semicircle is the right angle.

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Solution 2

Consider the circle with the centre at O and AB is the diameter.

Let `bar(OA) = bar a, bar(OB) = bar b, bar(OC) = bar c`

∴ `|bar a| =|bar b| = |bar c| = r`    ...(1)

and `bar a = -bar b`    ...(2)

Consider:

`bar (AC) * bar (BC) = (bar c - bar a) * (bar c - bar b)`

= `(bar c - bar a) * (bar c + bar a)`    ...[From (2)]

= `|bar c|^2 - |bar a|^2`

= r2 − r2    ...[From (1)]

= 0

∴ `bar(AC) * bar(BC) = 0`

∴ `bar(AC)` is perpendicular to `bar(BC)`

∴ ∠ACB = 90°

∴ Angle subtended on semi-circle is a right angle.

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