% fig-iii-20.tex — III.20: inscribed angle theorem. \begin{figure}[H] \centering \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=1.1, line cap=round] \coordinate (O) at (0, 0); \def\r{2} \draw[thin] (O) circle (\r); \coordinate (A) at ({\r*cos(150)}, {\r*sin(150)}); % on circle, left \coordinate (B) at ({\r*cos(30)}, {\r*sin(30)}); % on circle, right \coordinate (P) at ({\r*cos(270)}, {\r*sin(270)}); % on circle, bottom (point opposite arc) % Chord AB. \draw[very thick] (A) -- (B); % Inscribed angle from P. \draw[thick] (P) -- (A); \draw[thick] (P) -- (B); % Central angle from O. \draw[thick, dashed] (O) -- (A); \draw[thick, dashed] (O) -- (B); \node[below] at (O) {$O$}; \node[above left] at (A) {$A$}; \node[above right] at (B) {$B$}; \node[below] at (P) {$P$}; % Indicate angles. \draw[->, thin] (1.1, 0.6) arc[start angle=30, end angle=150, radius=1.2]; \node at (0, 1.3) {$2\theta$}; \draw[->, thin] (P) ++(60:0.7) arc[start angle=60, end angle=120, radius=0.7]; \node at (0, -1.0) {$\theta$}; \end{tikzpicture} \caption{Proposition III.20. The central angle $\angle AOB$ is twice the inscribed angle $\angle APB$ subtending the same arc $AB$. Corollary: all inscribed angles on the same arc are equal.} \label{fig:III.20} \end{figure}