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If the measure of a tangent-chord angle is 54, then what is the measure of the intercepted arc inside the angle?

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108 is the awnswer.  subtract form 360
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Answer:

m(intercepted arc) = 108°

Explanation:

As we know from tangent and chord theorem in the figure attached

∠ABC = (1/2)(m intercepted arc formed by tangent and arc)

∠ABC =
(1)/(2)(mADB)


54=(1)/(2)(mADB)

mADB = 54×2 = 108°

So the answer is measure of the intercepted arc = 108°

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