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# The teacher can recall the concept of a circle, quadrilateral, circumcircle.
# The teacher can recall the concept of a circle, quadrilateral, circumcircle.
# Can explain a cyclic quadrilateral and show the geogebra applet.
# Can explain a cyclic quadrilateral and show the geogebra applet.
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# Move points, the vertices of the quadrilateral and let the students observe the opposite interior angles.
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# Move points, the vertices of the quadrilateral and let the students observe the sum of opposite interior angles.
Developmental Questions:
Developmental Questions:
# What two figures do you see in the figure ?
# What two figures do you see in the figure ?
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# Name the vertices of the triangle.
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# Name the vertices of the quadrilateral.
# Where are all the 4 vertices situated ?
# Where are all the 4 vertices situated ?
# Name the opposite interior angles of the quadrilateral.
# Name the opposite interior angles of the quadrilateral.
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*Prerequisites/Instructions, if any
*Prerequisites/Instructions, if any
# The students should know a circle and a quadrilateral.
# The students should know a circle and a quadrilateral.
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# They should follow the instructions carefully.
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# They should know that in a cyclic quadrilateral the sum of opposite interior angles is 180 degrees.
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# In a cyclic quadrilateral the exterior angle is equal to interior opposite angle
*Multimedia resources
*Multimedia resources
*Website interactives/ links/ / Geogebra Applets
*Website interactives/ links/ / Geogebra Applets
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This activity has been taken from the website http://mykhmsmathclass.blogspot.in/2007/11/class-ix-activity-16.html
*Process:
*Process:
# Draw a circle of any radius on a coloured paper and cut it.
# Draw a circle of any radius on a coloured paper and cut it.
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# Produce AB to form a ray AE such that exterior angle CBE is formed.
# Produce AB to form a ray AE such that exterior angle CBE is formed.
# Make a replica of angle ADC and place it on angle CBE . Write the observation.
# Make a replica of angle ADC and place it on angle CBE . Write the observation.
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Developmental Questions:
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# How do you take radius ?
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# What is the circumference ?
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# What is a chord ?
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# What is a quadrilateral ?
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# Where are all four vertices of a quadrilateral located ?
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Developmental Questions
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# What part are we trying to cut and compare ?
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*Evaluation
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# What can you infer ?
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*Question Corner
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*Evaluation:
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# Angle BAD and angle BCD, when placed adjacent to each other on a straight line, completely cover the straight angle.What does this mean ?
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# Angle ABC and angle ADC, when placed adjacent to each other on a straight line, completely cover the straight angle.What can you conclude ?
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# Compare angle ADC with angle CBE.
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*Question Corner:
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Name the two properties of cyclic quarilaterals.
= Hints for difficult problems =
= Hints for difficult problems =