Note that the measurement of arc is equal to the central angle.
A central angle is an angle whose vertex is at the center of the circle.
Since DFA is a straight line, angle DFE and angle AFE will have a sum of 180 degrees
![\angle\text{DFE}+\angle\text{AFE}=180](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/xefqvpupc4zn9g8ed9rtkyw8s0fo051jdq.png)
From the given, angle DFE = 36 degrees
![\begin{gathered} 36+\angle\text{AFE}=180 \\ \angle\text{AFE}=180-36 \\ \angle\text{AFE}=144 \end{gathered}](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/8et2svf95g5a3ndvp7abofhsp36h2bei33.png)
From the notes above, arc EA = angle AFE
Therefore, arc EA = 144 degrees
The answer is Choice C. 144 degrees