In the adjoining figure, chords AC and BD of a circle with centre O, intersect at right angles at E. If ∠OAB = 25°, calculate ∠EBC.
OA = OB (Radii of a circle)
Thus, ∠OBA = ∠OAB = 25°
Join OB.
Now in ΔOAB, we have:
∠OAB + ∠OBA + ∠AOB = 180° (Angle sum property of a triangle)
We know that the angle subtended by an arc of a circle at the centre is double the angle subtended by the arc at any point on the circumference.
i.e., ∠AOB = 2∠ACB
$\Rightarrow \angle A C B=\frac{1}{2} \angle A O B=\left(\frac{1}{2} \times 130^{\circ}\right)=65^{\circ}$
Here,∠ACB = ∠ECB
∴ ∠ECB = 65° ...(i)
Considering the right angled ΔBEC, we have:
∠EBC + ∠BEC + ∠ECB = 180° (Angle sum property of a triangle)
Hence, ∠EBC = 25°