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

Maharashtra MsbshseMaharashtra HSC (MSBSHSE) Board 2024Subjective· 3mImportance★★★★★
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Use A=−BA=-B (diametrically opposite about center OO) and show PA⃗⋅PB⃗=0\vec{PA}\cdot\vec{PB}=0.

Let OO be the centre, radius rr, with A,BA,B the endpoints of a diameter, so OA⃗=−OB⃗\vec{OA}=-\vec{OB} (i.e. aˉ=−bˉ\bar a=-\bar b). Let PP be any point on the circle, OP⃗=pˉ\vec{OP}=\bar p, with ∣pˉ∣=∣aˉ∣=∣bˉ∣=r|\bar p|=|\bar a|=|\bar b|=r.

PA⃗=aˉ−pˉ=−bˉ−pˉ\vec{PA}=\bar a-\bar p=-\bar b-\bar p

PB⃗=bˉ−pˉ\vec{PB}=\bar b-\bar p

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