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Plz i need help walk me through it, thanks​-example-1
User Kimarley
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Answer:


p=36^(\circ)

Explanation:

We can prove that a tangent will always be perpendicular to the radius touching it. So, the other angle in the diagram is
90^(\circ).

Because all the angles of a triangle sum to
180^(\circ), we have that
p+54+90=180.

We combine like terms on the left side to get
p+144=180.

We subtract
144 on both sides to get
p=36.

So,
\boxed{p=36^(\circ)} and we're done!

User Robert Went
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