standard_description: Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles. For example, arrange three copies of the same triangle so that the sum of the three angles appears to form a line, and give an argument in terms of transversals why this is so.
problem_activity: Task
Suppose $\overline{AB}$ is a diameter of a circle and $C$ is a point on the circle different from $A$ and $B$ as in the picture below:
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Show that triangles $COB$ and $COA$ are both isosceles triangles.
Use part (a) and the fact that the sum of the angles in triangle $ABC$ is $180$ degrees to show that angle $C$ is a right angle.


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