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Answer:

45°

Explanation:

The triangles CPN and APM are isosceles, which gives rise to angle relationships that can be used to find the desired angle.

Let the angle at A be represented by α. Then the angle at C is the complementary angle (90° -α). The angles MPA and NPC are, respectively ...

∠MPA = (180° -α)/2 = 90° -(α/2) . . . . . . . base angle of ΔAPM

∠NPC = (180° -(90° -α))/2 = 45° +α/2 . . . base angle of ΔCPN

The sum of angles MPA, MPN, NPA is the linear angle APC, so we have ...

∠MPA +∠MPN +∠NPA = 180°

(90° -α/2) +∠MPN +(45° +α/2) = 180°

135° +∠MPN = 180°

∠MPN = 45°

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