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A line tangent to a circle and a radius of the same circle intersect at the point of tangency to create an angle of what measure

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A theorem states that, given a circle with center C and a point P on the circumference, the tangent line through P and the radius CP are perpendicular.

So, the answer is 90 degrees.

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