Bendy's answer to Sonia's Secondary 4 A Maths Singapore question.
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I have added the first portion on how to solve it without assuming the mid point. Just an alternative which I thought is interesting.
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5 years ago
It's not an assumption it's a property of circles. The perpendicular bisector of any chord passes through the centre. I used to do it your way when I was in school haha
Oh no, don't get me wrong. Because it wasn't stated that the points are opposite, so I thought it wasn't as suitable to just directly get the mid point using that formula, as it might be 2 points forming a chord. But as you mention, it is a coincidence.
I do agree with you that the perpendicular bisector is the more efficient method. I tried doing with the radius method for part iii and it was hell. Great way of solving.
I do agree with you that the perpendicular bisector is the more efficient method. I tried doing with the radius method for part iii and it was hell. Great way of solving.
The proof of this property requires some congruency of triangles and some reasoning.
There is yet a third method which involves several simultaneous equations, so if a student does not realise this property, he/she can still solve the question based on other approaches.
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