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A quadrilateral MNOP is inscribed in a circle. If MN is a diameter, what can you say about ∠MOP\angle MOP and ∠MNP\angle MNP? Explain your reasoning.

Correct Answer

∠MOP=∠MNP\angle MOP = \angle MNP (the angles are equal, as they are inscribed angles subtended by the same chord MP from the same segment of the circle).

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Explanation

Since MNOP is inscribed in a circle with vertices in order M, N, O, P, and MN is a diameter, both O and N lie on the same arc (the major arc MP). The angles ∠MOP\angle MOP and ∠MNP\angle MNP are both inscribed angles subtended by the same chord MP from the same segment of the circle. By the Inscribed Angle Theorem, inscribed angles subtended by the same chord from the same segment are equal. Therefore, ∠MOP=∠MNP\angle MOP = \angle MNP. Note that ∠MOP\angle MOP is the angle at O between diagonal OM and side OP, and ∠MNP\angle MNP is the angle at N between side NM and diagonal NP — these are not the interior opposite angles of the cyclic quadrilateral. The fact that MN is a diameter is extra information that does not alter this relationship.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify that quadrilateral MNOP is inscribed in a circle, making it a cyclic quadrilateral.

  2. Step 2: Recognize that ∠MOP\angle MOP and ∠MNP\angle MNP are both inscribed angles subtended by the same chord MP.

  3. Step 3: Determine that vertices N and O lie on the same arc (the major arc MP), meaning both angles are subtended from the same segment of the circle.

  4. Step 4: Apply the Inscribed Angle Theorem: inscribed angles subtended by the same chord from the same segment are equal.

  5. Step 5: Conclude that ∠MOP=∠MNP\angle MOP = \angle MNP.