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Problem

Two diameters ACAC and BDBD of a circle with centre OO intersect at right angles at OO. The points appear around the circle in the order A,B,C,DA, B, C, D. (i) Show that ∠ABC=90∘\angle ABC = 90^{\circ}. (ii) Prove that quadrilateral ABCDABCD is a rectangle. (iii) If OA=7 cmOA = 7\,\text{cm}, determine the perimeter and the area of rectangle ABCDABCD.

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