Inscribed Angle Theorem

The inscribed angle is half of the corresponding central angle

Theorem. Let $A$, $B$, and $P$ be distinct points on a circle with center $O$. Let $\angle AOB$ denote the central angle, possibly reflex, subtending the arc $AB$ that does not contain $P$. Then
$$\angle APB \;=\; \tfrac{1}{2}\,\angle AOB.$$
In particular, if $P$ and $Q$ lie on the same arc from $A$ to $B$, then $\angle APB=\angle AQB$; and if $AB$ is a diameter, then $\angle APB=90^\circ$.

Drag the points $A$, $B$, $P$ (and $Q$)

The highlighted arc is the arc $AB$ not containing $P$; it is intercepted by $\angle APB$ and subtended at the center by $\angle AOB$.

Live values

Corresponding central angle $\angle AOB$ (possibly reflex)
Inscribed angle $\angle APB$
Ratio $\angle AOB / \angle APB$
When $P$ passes from one arc to the other, the angle is momentarily undefined at $A$ or $B$. Once $P$ is distinct from $A$ and $B$ again, the highlighted arc switches, and the identity $\angle APB = \tfrac12 \angle AOB$ continues to hold; inscribed angles on the two opposite arcs are supplementary.

Reference

Inscribed angle — Wikipedia; see also MathWorld: Inscribed Angle.

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