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Given: triangle RST is circumscribed about circle A.
m∠APT = _____°

Given: triangle RST is circumscribed about circle A. m∠APT = _____°-example-1
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Answer:

90

Explanation:

From the given drawing, we have;

ΔRST is circumscribed about circle A

The center of the circle A = The point A

The line RT = A tangent to the circle A

The radius to the circle A = The line AP

According to circle theory, a line which is tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle drawn from the point of tangency

Where two lines are perpendicular to each other, then the angle formed between them = 90°

The angle formed between a tangent and the radius of the circle = m∠APT

Therefore;

m∠APT = 90°

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