if a chord AB subtends an angle of 60 degree at the centre of a circle,then the angle between the tangents at A and B is also 60degree. true or false


In the quadrilateral AOBP 
AOB = 60º (given)
OAP =OBP =90° (tangent is always perpendicular to the radius)
 AOB+OBP+OAP+APB = 360°(sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral)60°+90°+90°+APB = 360°APB = 360°-(60°+90°+90°) =360°-240° =120°
hence we can conclude that angle between the tangents at A and B is not equal to the angle subtended by the chord AB
so the statement is false

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false. Reason - let the centre of the circle be O and P be the point which tangents are drawn to A and B , so angle PAO = angle PBO = 90degree so if angle AOB = 60 then angle APB = 360-90-90-60 = 360-240=120degree

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