C.a.R. > Applications > Similarity and Angles> Chord Tangent Theorem

First we compute, that the blue angles are equals, using the midpoint angle. Then QAB and QPA are similar. We get QP/QA = QA/QB, Thus the chord tangent theorem QP*QB=QA^2.

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