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Referring to the figure, segment AB and segment NM are diameters of circle E. Find the angle of arc ACN

Referring to the figure, segment AB and segment NM are diameters of circle E. Find-example-1
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Since the segment MN is the diameter of the circle, the arc MACN has an angle with a measure of 180°, Then by adding the measures of the angles of the arcs MA, AC and CN we should get 180°, like this:

mMA + mAC + mCN = 180

By replacing 55° for mMA and 65° for mCN, we can solve for mAC to get:

55 + mAC + 65 = 180

120 + mAC = 180

120 - 120 + mAC = 180 - 120

mAC = 60

The measure of the arc ACN is calculated by adding the measures of the angles AC and CN, then we get:

mACN = mAC + mCN

mAC = 60 + 65

mAC = 125

Then, the angle of ACN has a measure of 125°

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