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A quadrilateral PQRS is inscribed in a circle, as shown below

What is the measure of arc PQR?
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A quadrilateral PQRS is inscribed in a circle, as shown below What is the measure-example-1
User Kerlin
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Hello,

mes Angle PSR= 180°-85°=95°
mes Arc PQR= 2* 95°=190°

Answer A
User Hamza Zafeer
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Answer:

Option A is correct.

The measure of Arc PQR is 190 degree

Explanation:

Given a cyclic quadrilateral PQRS is inscribed in a circle as shown in figure.

Given:
\angle PQR = 85^(\circ)

An intercepted arc measures twice the intercepted angle.

The intercepted angle in the given figure is Arc PQR =
2 \cdot \angle PSR ......[1]

First find the
\angle PSR;

A quadrilateral is cyclic if and only if opposite angles sum to 180°.

then;


\angle PQR+\angle PSR =180^(\circ)

Substitute the value of
\angle PQR = 85^(\circ) in above equation we get;


85^(\circ)+\angle PSR =180^(\circ)

Simplify:


\angle PSR =180^(\circ)-85^(\circ) =95^(\circ)

Now; to find the measure of arc PQR ;

[1] ⇒ Arc PQR =
2 \cdot \angle PSR =
2 \cdot 95 =190^(\circ)

Therefore, the measure of arc PQR is 190 degree.



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