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Find the measure, I've been struggling with this one on my homework.

Find the measure, I've been struggling with this one on my homework.-example-1
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Given:

Line NO is tangent to the circle at P.

To determine the mWe also note the rule that when the vertex of the angle is on a circle, the measure of angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc. So,


m\angle NPQ=(93)/(2)=46.5\degree

Since NO is a straight line, the angle is 180°. Hence, we can get the m
\begin{gathered} m\angle NPQ+m\angle OPQ=180 \\ 46.5+m\angle OPQ=180 \\ Simplify\text{ and rearrange} \\ m\angle OPQ=180-46.5 \\ m\angle OPQ=133.5\degree \end{gathered}Therefore, the answer is:


m\operatorname{\angle}OPQ=133.5\operatorname{\degree}

Find the measure, I've been struggling with this one on my homework.-example-1
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