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Cyclic quadrilateral

In geometry, a cyclic quadrilateral is a quadrilateral whose vertices are all lie on a single circle. The vertices are said to be concyclic.

  • Opposite angles are Supplementary Angles (adding up to either 180 in degrees or π in radians).
  • The area of a cyclic quadrilateral is given by Brahmagupta's formula as well as Hero's formula as long as the sides are given.
  • The area of a cyclic quadrilateral is maximal among all quadrilaterals having the same side lengths.
  • Exterior angles are equal to the opposite interior angles.
  • When the diagonals are drawn, two pairs of similar triangles are formed.
  • The product of the two diagonals is equal to the sum of the products of opposite sides.
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