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Define cyclic quadrilateral​

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What is meant by cyclic quadrilateral?

A cyclic quadrilateral is a quadrilateral which has all its four vertices lying on a circle. It is also sometimes called inscribed quadrilateral. The circle which consists of all the vertices of any polygon on its circumference is known as the circumcircle or circumscribed circle.

A cyclic quadrilateral means a quadrilateral that is inscribed in a circle. That means there is a circle that passes through all four vertices of the quadrilateral. The vertices are said to be concyclic. The center of the circle is known as the circumcenter and the radius of the circle is known as the circumradius. In the figure given below, ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral with a, b, c, and d as the side-lengths and p and q as the diagonals.

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