In a circle, the angle subtended by a diameter at any point on the circle is:
Right angle
By the theorem of angles in a semicircle, the angle subtended by a diameter of a circle at any point on the circle (other than the two endpoints of the diameter) is always a right angle.
This is a direct consequence of the fact that the angle in a semicircle is \(90^\circ\), since the diameter subtends an arc of \(180^\circ\) at the centre, and the angle at the circumference is half the angle at the centre.
Hence, the angle subtended is a right angle.
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